Meaning: Its source is an Arabic expression meaning "Night beauty."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch, English, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

Nicknames: Lailie and Laily

Alternative Spellings: Lailah

Popularity: The name Laila ranked 430th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2179th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: In Serbian and Croatian Lala means tulip