Lyla - Meaning of Lyla

What does Lyla mean?

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Lyla

[ syll. ly-la, lyl-a ] The baby girl name Lyla is pronounced as LAYLAH †. Lyla's language of origin is Arabic and Sanskrit, and it is used mainly in the English language.

Lyla is an English variant spelling of the Arabic and English Layla.

Lyla is also a form of the Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Indian Lila.

See also the related categories, english, sanskrit, and arabic.

Lyla is popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been growing in popularity since the 2000s. Its usage peaked in 2011 with 0.125% of baby girls being given the name Lyla. It ranked at #127 then. In 2018, it ranked at #128 with a usage of 0.124%, and it was the 2nd most popular after Layla, among all girl names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Lyla in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Lyla include Laila, Leila, Lylah, Laasya, Laasyah, Lacee, Lacey, Lachesis, Laci, Lacia, Lacie, Lacy, Lacye, Laela, Lahja, Laia, Laica, Laicee, Laicey, and Lailah.

† approx pronunciation for Lyla: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"