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Why parents love Laylah- Same night meaning as Layla with H-ending breath.
- Clapton's Layla shares the same root.
- Two syllables with a nocturnal, breathy sound: LAY-lah.
- The H-ending adds spiritual breath.
- Arabian Nights romance in six letters.
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The vibe of Laylah
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Origin & history of Laylah
Arabic layl (night)
→ Layla
→ H-variant Laylah
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Modern American roots
Laylah is the H-ending variant of Layla from the Arabic meaning night. Eric Clapton's Layla shares the same root. The H-ending adds spiritual breath to the nocturnal meaning.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: H-ending variant of Layla.
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Today
Laylah remains a beloved choice, ranking #831 in the US. 7,116 babies have been named Laylah since 1975.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Laylah?
2014
peak year
Laylah has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks around #831, with about 337 babies named Laylah each year. In 2014, 496 babies received the name (ranked #595). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 7,116.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
496
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #595)
(ranked #595)
337
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
3,370
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
7,116
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Laylah5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Laylah's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — seeking through night. People named Laylah tend to be nocturnal, breathy, and gifted at adding spiritual depth to every midnight.
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Spiritual midnight depth✦
H-breathed nocturnal◈
Clapton-guitar romance◎
Arabian-Nights beauty♡
Maximum night elaborationL3
A1
Y7
L3
A1
H8
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Laylah🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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