Lailah
Lailah is an angel in some interpretations in the Talmud and in some later Jewish mythology, associated with the night, as well as conception and pregnancy.
Meaning & Origin of Lailah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lailah is an angel in some interpretations in the Talmud and in some later Jewish mythology, associated with the night, as well as conception and pregnancy.
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Etymology
The Story of Lailah
Lailah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 451 Lailahs were born — ranking #650 that year. As of 2026, Lailah ranks #1,154 for baby girls with 208 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 7K Lailahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lailah
Lailah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Lailah's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #650. Use the chart and map above to compare Lailah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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