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Meaning of the nameLaila

Laila is a female name of Arabic origin, a variant of Layla, meaning 'night'.

Meaning

“night”

Source: Wiktionary: Laila · Behind the Name: Layla · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laila

People (2022)
38,099
Rank in Brazil
#694
Median age
16 years
2010 Census
30,644
people

Laila in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Laila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (10,713 people).

37,902 women 197 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Laila is most common

States with the highest share of people named Laila in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.040%
  2. Sergipe 0.040%
  3. Alagoas 0.031%
  4. Maranhão 0.029%
  5. Amapá 0.027%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia5,7180.040%
São Paulo5,1280.012%
Minas Gerais4,9220.024%
Rio de Janeiro2,9110.018%
Pará2,0050.025%
Ceará1,9630.022%
Maranhão1,9630.029%
Goiás1,7380.025%
Pernambuco1,6230.018%
Alagoas9700.031%
Espírito Santo9690.025%
Sergipe8830.040%
Amazonas8290.021%
Piauí8030.025%
Paraná7920.007%
Santa Catarina7780.010%
Rio Grande do Sul7320.007%
Distrito Federal5900.021%
Rio Grande do Norte5800.018%
Paraíba5280.013%
Mato Grosso4500.012%
Tocantins3590.024%
Mato Grosso do Sul2360.009%
Amapá1970.027%
Rondônia1670.011%
Acre1360.016%
Roraima1290.020%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Laila

In its English entry, Wiktionary gives Laila as a variant of Leila and Layla, from the Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), linked to لَيْلَة (layla), 'night'; Behind the Name gives the same meaning for Layla and lists Laila among its Arabic variants. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites two readings: 'night', by way of French, and 'beautiful', from Arabic. The same dictionary says the name has gained popularity in Brazil since the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 38,099 people named Laila and 20,577 named Layla.

It is the most common spelling in the group, with the diphthong ai.

Other spellings of Laila

SpellingPeople (2022)
Laila38,099
Layla20,577

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Laila · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Layla · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Layla · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Laila

What does the name Laila mean?

Laila means “night”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Laila in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 38,099 people with the first name Laila, which ranks it number 694 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Laila a boy's or a girl's name?

Laila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 37,902 women and 197 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Laila?

Laila is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Laila most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.040% of the state's population is named Laila (5,718 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Laila?

Layla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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