Girl
Lila
The name Lila carries the meaning "Persian/Arabic layla, night", with roots in Persian. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. In total, about 62,812 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
PersianPersian/Arabic "layla" – "night"
SanskritAlso Sanskrit "lila" – "divine play"
Births by decade
1900s
2,337
1910s
5,567
1920s
10,325
1930s
7,875
1940s
4,408
1950s
3,569
1960s
1,903
1970s
1,233
1980s
1,256
1990s
1,557
2000s
9,031
2010s
13,751
Peaked in the 2010s · 62,812 total U.S. births since 1900