Laïla name meaning
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What does Laïla mean?
Meaning of Laïla is Companion of the Night has its origin in Arabic.
How popular is the name Laïla?
Laïla is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1958 and was able to reach the top 600 names. In 1982, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 515 on girl names chart when 62 babies were named Laïla.
Over 1169 people have been named Laïla in France. Laïla is an uncommon baby name in Belgium where it has been in use since 1995 and peaked in 1995 when it ranked 498th.
Over 143 people have been named Laïla in Belgium.
However things change on global perspective, Laïla is extremely popular in Morocco where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Egypt and Iraq.
Also the baby name is popular in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Jordan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Mozambique, Norway, Palestine, Brazil, Sweden, Algeria, Tanzania, Denmark, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Spain.
At least, 1030000 people globally have carried Laïla as their given name according to our evaluation.
Facts
Laïla in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 5 | 1118 | 171 |
 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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- AbdulGhafur - Meaning of AbdulGhafur is Servant of the All-forgiving is dominantly used in Arabic is used as a boy name
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- AllahBakhsh - AllahBakhsh's meaning is Gift of Allah is a baby boy name is used in Arabic
- Soroush - Especially used in Arabic atypical, Soroush used for baby boys that of Persian origin, meaning of Soroush is "Messenger Angel"
Famous people named Laïla
- Laïla Marrakchi, Moroccan film maker most famous for the controversial film 'Marock'
Lists having Laïla
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls