Leyla is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #355 in 2009 with 122 recorded births. This places Leyla in the top 5% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 2011 with 226 births ranking #224. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 281.3%. In 2009, approximately 1 in every 2,569 girls born was named Leyla. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Leyla is an elegant international spelling of Layla and shares the same Arabic meaning 'night'. It feels romantic, smooth, and sophisticated.
The name moved through Arabic, Persian, Turkish and wider international use in several spelling forms. Leyla is especially common where transliteration conventions differ from English Layla.