Meaning:
Its source is an Arabic expression meaning "Night beauty."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in Arabic, English and Spanish.
Alternative Spellings: Laila, Layla, Leilah, Lelah, Leyla, Lilah and Lyla
Variant Forms: Leela, Leilia and Lelia
Popularity:
The name Leila ranked 475th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 708th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
In Serbian and Croatian Lala means tulip
