Lyla

“Variant of Leila — Night” — Arabic (via Leila) origin

Girl's name · #80 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lyla has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #80 (2025) · 49,294 babies named Lyla all-time · 1 in 520 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #50 in Scotland (2025) · #61 in England & Wales (2025) · #74 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #74 in N. Ireland (2025) · #81 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lylas

Lyla Rocco — Italian actress (1933-2015)
Lyla Pinch Brock — Canadian egyptologist and anthropologist
Lyla M. Olson — American nurse (1895-1964)
Lyla Berg — American politician
Lyla Elliott — Australian politician

In stories & tradition

Lyla Lee — Donald Duck universe
Lyla Lerrol — Superman
Lyla Garrity — Friday Night Lights

What Lylas become

Among 26 notable people named Lyla:

Entertainers appear 3.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lyla Rocco, Italian actress (1933-2015).

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