Lailaa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-la
- Origin
- Arabic
Lailaa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “night”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lailaa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Laila, itself a spelling of Layla
“night”
The tragic Arabic love story of Layla and Majnun made the name famous across the Muslim world.
Meaning borrowed from Laila. More on Wiktionary.
Is Lailaa a girl's or a boy's name?
Lailaa is a girls' name.
How popular is Lailaa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 girls.
Lailaa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
Names like Lailaa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Iqra, Salma, Safa, Farah, Saba, Humaira, Aysha, Safaa, Safia, Fatma, Habiba
Names related to Lailaa
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Lailaa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lailaa, updated 20 October 2026.