Lylah
LYE-lah · 2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Arabic / Hebrew ◈ 2 syllables
"Night / my God is oath"

From Arabic / Hebrew

Lylah means night — the Y-H variant of Leila/Lila, from the Arabic layl (night). The Y-opening and H-ending create maximum visual personalisation. Same Arabian-night romance, same Clapton-guitar heartbreak, different calligraphy. Five letters of Y-H-elaborated night beauty.

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Lylah at a glance
MeaningNight / my God is oath
OriginArabic / Hebrew
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#615
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Why parents love Lylah
  • Same night meaning as Leila/Lila with Y-H distinction.
  • Five letters with a gentle, nocturnal sound: LY-lah.
  • The Y-opening and H-ending create personalised identity.
  • Same Clapton's Layla musical heritage.
  • Ly is a distinctive embedded beginning.
The vibe of Lylah
nightY-H variantLeilaArabicnocturnalClaptonpersonalisedlayl
Origin & history of Lylah
Arabic layl (night) Leila/Lila Y-H variant Lylah
1
Arabic / Hebrew roots
Lylah is a Y-H variant of Leila/Lila from the Arabic meaning night. The Y-opening and H-ending create maximum visual personalisation while maintaining the nocturnal meaning.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Modern Y-H variant of Leila/Lila.
3
Today
Lylah remains a beloved choice, ranking #615 in the US. 8,037 babies have been named Lylah since 1916.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Lylah?
2024 peak year
Today, Lylah is rarely chosen — ranked around #615, with only about 483 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 555 babies were given the name (ranked #544 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Lylah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 8,037 babies have been registered as Lylah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
555 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #544)
483 Avg. per year
(last decade)
4,830 Total registrations
last 10 years
8,037 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #615) Popular
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Numerology of Lylah
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.

Lylah's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — seeking in the night. People named Lylah tend to be gentle, nocturnal, and proud of their Y-H-personalised night.

Proudly Y-H-personalised
Gentle nocturnal
Arabian-night beauty
Clapton-guitar heritage
Lila-evolved
L3
Y7
L3
A1
H8
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
Personality of Lylah
🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
🌿
Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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