Layla

I love this! I think Layla, Leila, and Leyla are all beautiful, quiet, calm-sounding names; I imagine Layla as more bouncy and playful, where Leila or Leyla look more chilled-out.

I don't hate it, it just sounds kind of childish and impactless to me. It doesn't stand out. I do prefer the Arabic pronunciation, though.

I really love this name a lot! It's such an adorable name with a beautiful meaning!

I surprisingly like this name. I also like the other spelling, Leila, as well. I’d definitely use it if it wasn’t so popular.

A stunning name, I pronounce it LIE-la.

I don’t care for it. It sounds childish, maybe it’s just my ears.

I love how it sounds. Beautiful name! However, I prefer it spelled Leila. Leila is classic and so elegant, whereas Layla is more cutesy imo.

I think it's really pretty.

I love this name, it's super cute in my opinion.

Very beautiful name. Soft, and cool. This is actually one of the few names parents give to their kids these days. I can genuinely understand the popularity for it. I also think the spelling Leila is pretty. I like the meaning, it ages well, and it’s not overused.

This is such a beautiful name!

The spelling Layla seems really intense for what the name actually is, I prefer it spelt Laila. I also can’t imagine it on a adult, I think it’s perfect for anyone under the age of 18. I also feel it’s used a tad too much now and I swear every Laila I meet is either 5 or 3.

A girl named Jayla named her girl Layla Nicole on February 19 2020. I would totally use this name!

Layla is a very pretty name! I love the meaning. Definitely one of my favorite names! If your name is Layla you are so lucky!

I think Layla is an enchantingly gorgeous name with a uniquely beautiful meaning.

It's an okay name. I prefer it for a girl rather than a boy :-)

Don’t really like this name ‘cause it starts with a Lay. I prefer Laila.

Love love love this name! Absolutely beautiful!

I dreamt of hearing the name Layla cause it sounds very peaceful and makes me feel sleepy.

I prefer Leila.

I think the name Layla has a lovely sound and meaning to it. Besides, my favourite hours are during the dark, yet beautiful night.

I don't like Layla, but I ADORE Laila!

I don't get why people like this name so much. My name is Layla and I hate it. I'm fine with it being cutesy or popular, the problem is no one takes me seriously and it doesn't help that I have adhd.
Also my my mom and 40 year old male teachers will sing it and it's embarrassing.

My name is Layla and not to be offensive but I think I will change my name because it also means alcohol and I don’t think it’s childish as I am a badass and just because the name is childish doesn’t mean the person is.

This is too cutsey, childish. Not my style.

This has gotten WAY too common! Not a fan of the “lay” either which could be a potential nickname.

I don't like the y in the middle, looks childish. Leila is much prettier.

It is a VERY cute name, however I do think it sounds a little childish. But overall I do think it is quite sweet and cute!

Cute.

I like it. But way too common for my liking.

Not a fan. I don’t like having to say it with the two Ls... and a name starting with Lay or Lie is not appealing at all!

Dislike!

I personally dislike this name strongly. It is sooo trendy, along with all the variants (Laila, Lila, Lola, Lyla, etc), and it would not age well at all. Try to imagine a professional businesswoman named Laila. I'm not giving any hate to anybody who used this name, I just don't like the name.

I absolutely adore the name Layla and I love the meaning and I feel proud of my lovely name and I think everyone should love their name and never change it.

Honestly, I quite like my name, and I really think it goes along with my sibling's name, which means light.

It's a really hippie name. Sounds pretty.

Not a fan. Just seeing this name makes me think of Eric Clapton's song. I can’t imagine having to be stuck with this name!

Beautiful, and I love the meaning.
I love to go outside at night and look at the stars. :)

So beautiful :)).

So beautiful and it ages well!

I love my name but it is weird to introduce myself to others since not many people I know have the name Layla. I was going to be named Lily but then my mom heard the song Layla by Eric Clapton so she changed her mind. I know this is a weird reason.

Very pretty name!

For some reason I can only picture a pretty husky with this name.

This is my chihuahua's name and it fits her excellently (she's mainly black with a whitish tan belly & brown eyes)! Though I never knew the name meant 'night' until a few years ago, gorgeous meaning!

Beautiful name. Starting to get more common, I dislike that. Other than that, beautiful.

It stinks and it's ugly.

I don’t really like this name- I associate it with rudeness. There’s a girl at my school named Layla and she is NOT POLITE.

Pretty name and it rolls off the tongue nicely. But I probably would never name my daughter this just because it doesn't sound American.

Layla is a terrible name in my opinion. Really embarrassing.

I for one was named Layla. I like it, it's unique. My family was gonna name me Taylor.

This name is adorable, but I have a bad association.

Cutest Arabic name for a girl.

Layla is a beautiful name and I think it is very mean to call it a stripper name.

Good name.

Layla works both in Arabic and Hebrew and means 'night' a poetic reference in every Arabic poem. I've been involved in Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic) for years. This is my field of study and I'm always interested in these cultures. It could be a good middle name to use in real life.

I don't like this spelling at all. Probably because I hate Eric Clapton. But also because Leila looks so much prettier to me. Layla looks dumbed-down. But purely from an auditory point of view, Layla sounds lovely and lilting. I can see why it's so popular.

Not American enough.

Are you kidding me? You could have chosen any other reason to dislike the name, and you chose "not American enough"? Oh please! This sounds like it could fit in just fine in American society; it's one letter away from Kayla, for crying out loud! And yet... this name sounds so much nicer and elegant! I would recommend to you to find better reasons to dislike a name instead of calling it "not American enough"; you sounded so ignorant with that comment.

Layla is such a pretty name. It sounds so soft and rolls off the tongue. I wish there were more names similar to this. I think this name can be used by anyone, not only if you speak Arabic. Layina is another name which also starts with Lay but its meaning is different. It means tender, supple.

Great Persian name.

This is a beautiful, feminine name. Those of you who have this pretty name are very fortunate.

My name is Layla and I am 11 years old and there have been some awesome information on this site like what it means, different spellings, and some really nice comments but there were a few comments that I thought were rude like the name Layla can be for all origins, not just Arabic.

I like this spelling most. It's very pretty, especially on Arabic people. I think Leila and Leyla don't look as good as Layla.

For the people saying Layla doesn’t “sound white” enough, a name shouldn’t primarily be chosen just because it comes from a certain ethnicity. I know so many white people with “ethnic” names and it suits them just fine.

LOVE this name so much, my first daughter will be Layla. The spelling is perfect and it has a soft and classy sound!

I always hated my name. It never suited me. I'm never delicate, and every time I meet someone older than me, I know they're thinking of the song. No hate, I personally like it. I don't think it sounds trashy, but it sounds really feminine and delicate, neither of which I am. A lesson to be learned for new parents, you never know how your kid's gonna turn out, so name wisely. I do like Layla as a standalone name though :)

Too ethnic for my taste.

I don't know why. I just don't like this name very much.

I think this is a nice name, it's just not my style. But I do definitely prefer it over Leela, Lila or Lola. I think that the Eric Clapton song has ruined the name for a while.

It's a pretty name, and while I can see it on a white American, I agree that it simply sounds better on an Arabian woman. No particular reason why, it just does. It's not a favorite of mine, but it is a good, solid name.

My name is Layla and I love it! I'm A Jewish Mexican/Lebanese woman and it's beautifully said in my 4 languages of Spanish, English, Hebrew, and Arabic. I'll admit I turn up the radio when Eric Clapton's song comes on and I have read the beautiful story of Majnun Layla. Everything about this name is beautiful. It matched my last name too.

My name is Layla, but it's spelled Lala. I am named after my grandmother. I have never seen my spelling in any name related site. I wonder if my name actually is misspelled. Guess it doesn't really matter though. My middle name is from my grandmother's grandmother. I am Lala Lucindie. I have an awesome name!

This is quite an exotic and odd name. I think it's rather bland and I prefer Leila myself.

I really love the name Layla, but I prefer it spelled Leila. I know a little girl with this name, but her mom spelled it "Lahela". It is pronounced like Layla, but she says people always mispronounce it as "La-HEE-lah". This spelling is Hawaiian.

I just Love this name! It is soo Lovely, never to be mispronounced. I am in the midst of legally changing my name, I must say, in this matter I wish I lived in California where they let you have as many names as you want! Here in Mass you may use 16 letters/spaces for first, middle and last. I am tortured and have been working on it for 6 years. Of course I only found out about the limitations this year. I want to use it. I think Layla Joy is so Lovely, it flows like a song. Peace everyone :)

It seems to me that much like most everything in life, if the name fits the individual then what does it matter what the language/nation of origin is? Layla is a beautiful name regardless of what ethnic background you come from. Instead of being offended that Americans are using a name originated from Hebrew or arabic, why not feel a bit of pride that your people came up with something worth emulating? Petty small minded people get offended over the smallest things. My daughter has blonde hair and fair skin, her name is Layla Faye. The name suits her, the nights we sit up looking at the stars just chatting. You can interpret the name however you like. Dark beauty, night fall, evening beauty. Has it occured to you that maybe it refers to more than a tone of skin and color of hair. Perhaps a moment, a moment that fits a person's character? Perhaps it is simply in the way one appears by the light of the stars and moon. Does it matter how we interpret it? I think not. Mesopotamia, highly considered the cradle of life is smack in the middle of the arabic/hebrew region of the world. Would it not be reasonable to say then that all language and therefore all names had originated there? Which means no matter what a person picks to name their child it will have an origin from that region.

My name is Layla! I'm Lebanese. I love my name!:) I don't like how common it's getting though. I'd say I have to agree that it doesn't quite fit for very fair-skinned people. Guess I'll have to get used to having a relatively common name eventually.

Fantastic name! Layla, Leela, and Lilah are all amazing names, but Layla way ahead of the others. It is the way the names are pronounced that make these names special. I picture a confident girl, who has a big imagination, and loves drawing and horse riding, and eases the room as she walks in. Specific, I know, but with a name like Layla, you have to think of someone who feels so special to you.

I am named Layla and not very many people have mispronounced my name because of the simple but unique spelling. I do not know many people with the name of Layla because of how uncommon it is. It means "dark night" which might explain my love for looking at the sky and not being able to sleep without complete darkness.

As an Arab myself, I actually don't love this name. One reason is it's OVERUSED, both in the Middle East and US. Second, it always sounded rather juvenile to me (which is funny because this was my grandmother's name). I can only picture it on a little girl, Arab and Iranian too. Seeing average white Americans with this name just looks extremely off. I'd give it a 6/10.

This used to be my all time favorite name until I mentioned it to my parents and they started singing this stupendously annoying song. That kind of threw me off. I still like it, and if I ever have a child I will keep the name a secret until he or she is born so my parents can't vito my name choice. I will use it with the middle name Penelope, since my mom's name starts with a P and it is a tradition in our family to give your child a middle name that honors their grandmother / father. Layla Penelope sounds gorgeous!

I love this name so much that if the baby I am going to have in November is a girl, I am going to name her either Layla Noelle or Layla Jade.
I really wanted to spell it Laela instead of with the y, but my family thinks that it would be mispronounced much more often if spelled like that. So I am going to stick with Layla.

My nickname is Layla and my real name is Alaylah- which is the name of a Iranian or Arab village. Everyone in my family calls me Layla but they all spell it Laylah because of the 'h' in my name and it drives me nuts. I love my nickname- it's really pretty and simple. I'm African-American, and Cherokee-American Indian; so the name really has no relation to my race.

Well, my name is Layla, and personally I love the spelling way more than Leila or Laila. I was named after the Eric Clapton song. The meaning dark beauty fits with me because I'm Persian, so I have tan skin and dark eyes and hair. I find my name very poetic and beautiful. Many people compliment me on how much they love my name.

My 21-month-old daughter is named Layla. I always liked this name and was glad that I got to use it. I really love the meaning. Plus, it sounds a lot better than boring old Kayla.

Layla is a gorgeous name! It's one of the names I have on my list. Layla Natalie Jean.

This name strikes me as quite musical and melodic-sounding. It's so soft and pretty.

Very pretty. I like the meaning.

Personally I much prefer the spelling Leila.

I've always loved this name, before I knew the song. I'd use it, but wait for it to die down in popularity. :)

Very beautiful name, I really like it. I don't see how people pronounce it LEI-LA when its clearly spelled LAY-LA. Anyways love the name. :D

I love this name! Not only because it's my name but also because it is just so easy to pronounce by everyone! I fit in everywhere because it does not sound foreign. Originally my name is Leyla. And that is the Turkish version, however even in Turkey it is pronounced as lay-la. :]

Such a lovely name!

This name is so beautiful. It has a mysterious thing about it but it still is very elegant. Since its popularity is increasing it doesn't sound exclusively Arabic anymore.

I think Layla is a very pretty name, and definitely one of my favorites. I think it could suit anybody of any origin.

I agree with the person above me. Like I said, my name is Layla, and I am of Iranian origin. It sickens me to see my lovely and once uncommon and unique name become so popular! I also think the name Layla just doesn't fit a girl with fair coloring, but that's just my opinion.

Beautiful on an Arab girl, but downmarket on everyone else.

Since it is Arabic most people assume it is only a Muslim name, but it is not. I know a half Chinese girl by the name of Layla, and just check the US popularity charts! Wow. Layla is a beautiful Arabic name, and since it is so loved I only wish the two religions of Islam and Christianity could get on. Anyway enough about sad politics! I love the name!

This is my name. :) I love it, it's really pretty and exotic-sounding.

I love this name. It isn't too common, and the meaning "dark night" and the sound of the name makes it mysterious.

I love this name. I think it goes very nicely with the middle name Elisabeth. I plan to name my first daughter this!

Layla is a beautiful name. Classy.

Layla means dark night in Arabic. My niece is called Layla and she is the cutest thing. It suits her perfectly.