Leila-Mae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LAY-la-MAY
- Origin
- Arabic
Leila-Mae 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 Leila-Mae mean?
Arabic: Leila + Mae
“night + the month of May”
Joins Leila (Arabic, “night”) and Mae (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Leila and Mae.
Is Leila-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Leila-Mae is a girls' name.
How popular is Leila-Mae in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 10 girls.
Leila-Mae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
Names like Leila-Mae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Layla, Liyana, Annabelle, Aisha, Lyla, Fatima, Lottie, Amira, Sophia, Elodie, Khadija, Florence
Names related to Leila-Mae
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Safa, Zainab, 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, “Leila-Mae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leila-mae, updated 20 October 2026.