Laila-Mai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-la-MY
- Origin
- Arabic
Laila-Mai is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Laila-Mai mean?
Arabic: Laila + Mai
Joins Laila (Arabic, “night”) and Mai.
Meanings borrowed from Laila and Mai.
Is Laila-Mai a girl's or a boy's name?
Laila-Mai is a girls' name.
How popular is Laila-Mai in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Laila-Mai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laila-Mai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
Names like Laila-Mai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Layla, Summer, Zainab, Aaliyah, Aisha, Amira, Safa, Noa, Liyana, Alani, Khadija, Safiya
Names related to Laila-Mai
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Dua, Hana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laila-Mai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laila-mai, updated 20 October 2026.