Leilah
Leilah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Leilah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leilah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Leilah
The earliest SSA record of Leilah as a baby girl name dates back to 1898, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 251 newborns named Leilah — #1,000 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Leilah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leilah ranks #1,655 for baby girls with 125 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Leilah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Leilah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Leilah
Leilah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Leilah's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,000. Use the chart and map above to compare Leilah'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.