Girl · English (modern) · International
Lyla
LylaSay it LIE-luh
- Meaning today
- Night, dark beauty
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- LIE-luh
- Other spellings
- Lila, Lilah
Lyla
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Lyla meaning
Lyla is an international girl's name of English origin (modern).
Meaning today
Night, dark beauty
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Lyla is a modern English spelling, said LIE-luh; the band Oasis released a song called "Lyla" in 2005. It has no dictionary entry of its own. Name lists usually treat it as a form of Layla, from Arabic layl, "night", which Lane's Lexicon defines as the opposite of day, and they often add "dark beauty". Others link it to Lila, which in Sanskrit (līlā) means "play", or to Delilah. Because its origin is unclear, we give the popular meaning only. Indian parents may like that it sounds close to Leela and Laila.
References: Lane, لَيْلٌ (laneslexicon.com)
Popularity abroad
- #80 United States, girls 2025 (up 3 from 83 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #61 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Lyla · Lila · Lilah