Meaning of the nameLeila
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Lei-la
Leila is a female name of Arabic origin, a variant of Layla, a name that means 'night' according to Behind the Name.
- People (2022)
- 94,285
- Rank in Brazil
- #335
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 102,166
- people
Leila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (26,484 people).
93,969 women 316 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 Leila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.080%
- Goiás 0.067%
- Distrito Federal 0.061%
- Minas Gerais 0.057%
- Pará 0.054%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19,561 | 0.044% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 12,848 | 0.080% |
| Minas Gerais | 11,616 | 0.057% |
| Bahia | 6,464 | 0.046% |
| Paraná | 5,515 | 0.048% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,139 | 0.047% |
| Goiás | 4,715 | 0.067% |
| Pará | 4,409 | 0.054% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,328 | 0.044% |
| Maranhão | 2,358 | 0.035% |
| Ceará | 2,222 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,704 | 0.061% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,686 | 0.046% |
| Pernambuco | 1,667 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,652 | 0.043% |
| Amazonas | 1,488 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,255 | 0.046% |
| Piauí | 1,081 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,006 | 0.031% |
| Tocantins | 792 | 0.052% |
| Sergipe | 770 | 0.035% |
| Alagoas | 768 | 0.025% |
| Rondônia | 753 | 0.048% |
| Paraíba | 581 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 388 | 0.053% |
| Roraima | 270 | 0.042% |
| Acre | 249 | 0.030% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leila
Behind the Name gives Leila as a variant of Layla and as the usual transcription of the name in Persian; Layla, the same dictionary explains, means 'night' in Arabic. Wiktionary also gives the Arabic laylā as the origin of Leila in English. Layla is the heroine of an ancient Arabic love story, retold in the twelfth century in the Persian poem Layla and Majnun. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 94,285 people named Leila, most of them born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Leila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Layla · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Leila · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Leila
What does the name Leila mean?
Leila means “night (variant of Layla, from Arabic)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Leila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 94,285 people with the first name Leila, which ranks it number 335 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Leila a boy's or a girl's name?
Leila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 93,969 women and 316 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Leila?
Leila is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Leila most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.080% of the state's population is named Leila (12,848 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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