Fun Facts About the Name Liylah
- 140 babies named Liylah: U.S. records list 140 babies given the name Liylah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Liylah Mean?
Liylah is an English spelling variant of Lilah, a feminine name commonly explained as "night," from Arabic Laylā (ليلى). Laylā is formed from layl, the Arabic word for "night," and Lilah is one of several English spellings used for it, along with Layla, Leila, and Lila. The similar Sanskrit name Lila (लीला), meaning "play" or "amusement," is a separate name; the spelling Liylah does not itself indicate that derivation. Some writers also connect Lilah with the Hebrew word laylah, "night"; Arabic and Hebrew are related Semitic languages, and the two words are cognates, so the same meaning is involved, but the English name is usually treated as a form of Arabic Laylā.
Liylah Name History & Origins
Laylā is an old Arabic feminine name. A famous literary use is the romance of Laylā and Majnūn, known in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature; Persian uses the form Leylā and Turkish Leyla. English transliterations of the Arabic name include Layla, Leila, Lila, and Lilah. Because Lila is also a Sanskrit name, and because these spellings overlap, English records of "Lila" or "Lilah" do not all point to one source. The spelling Liylah adds a y to Lilah; this is an English spelling device, not a traditional Arabic or Hebrew spelling of the name.
How Popular is the Name Liylah?
Liylah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #7,794 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,645 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,205 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #9,347 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #10,872 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,298 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #7,794 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,886 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,942 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,685 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,418 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #10,566 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #18,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,767 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #16,153 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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