Laila-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-la-MAY
- Origin
- Arabic
Laila-May is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “night + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Laila-May mean?
Arabic: Laila + May
“night + the month of May”
Joins Laila (Arabic, “night”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Laila and May.
Is Laila-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Laila-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Laila-May 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 7 girls.
Laila-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
Names like Laila-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Aaliyah, Layla, Amira, Safa, Aisha, Khadija, Aaminah, Safiya, Abeeha, Nusaybah, Ruqayyah
Names related to Laila-May
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Liyana, Dua
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-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laila-may, updated 20 October 2026.