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The baby name Lila is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːlə/ (LEE-luh); also /ˈlaɪlə/ (LY-luh).

Lila is Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ˈliːlə/ (LEE-luh); also /ˈlaɪlə/ (LY-luh)

What is the meaning of the name Lila ?

The baby name Lila is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈliːlə/ (LEE-luh); also /ˈlaɪlə/ (LY-luh).

Lila is Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Lila is a cross-cultural name with several distinct roots. In Sanskrit lila (līlā) means “play” or “divine play,” a central idea in Hindu philosophy, giving Lila/Leela a joyful, sacred nuance across South Asia. In Arabic and Persian, Layla/Leila means “night,” and Lila often functions as a streamlined variant in European languages; in Hebrew, Lilah likewise means “night.” English speakers also associate Lila with the lilac flower and the soft purple color lilac (ultimately via French and Persian), adding a floral layer.

The name appears in Indian records for centuries, while in the West it rose in the 19th century under the spell of Orientalist literature (Byron’s Leila in The Giaour; the tale of Layla and Majnun), peaked in early-20th-century America, and revived in the 2000s. Variants include Leela, Leila, Layla, Laila, Leyla, Leïla, Lejla, Lilah, and Lylah; related diminutives are Lil and Lili, and it can shorten Delilah or Liliana.

Lila has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Lila

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Lila Moss Kate Moss model ★★★★★

Lila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
HT 0 #12 1 399
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
France Girls 2021 #66 811 3,185
AF 0 #71 6 1,883
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF Girls 0 #75 20 2,402
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
ID Girls 0 #87 12 3,319
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GR 0 #107 28 3,911
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GR Girls 0 #108 158 6,293
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
EC 0 #117 5 2,502
CY Girls 0 #120 6 3,755
Switzerland Girls 2024 #121 15 1,786
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
Belgium Girls 2024 #126 60 424
RS Girls 0 #130 8 1,651
DZ 0 #132 6,290 20,130
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
JO 0 #137 4 2,158
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
PL Girls 0 #150 414 5,096
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #161 5 5,526
SI Girls 0 #161 14 2,769
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
LU Girls 0 #165 21 4,850
AL Girls 0 #170 54 4,141
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
United States Girls 2024 #188 1,475 8,487
Canada Girls 2024 #191 96 2,795
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
AO Girls 0 #199 11 4,575
PL 0 #204 9 2,600
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
BG Girls 0 #213 11 3,559
EC Girls 0 #221 19 3,650
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
QA Girls 0 #232 85 15,378
BD 0 #233 9 5,992
PT 0 #233 14 4,161
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
JP Girls 0 #235 11 6,592
JO Girls 0 #241 87 7,570
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
SD Girls 0 #254 93 7,678
MO Girls 0 #258 6 7,056
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
AF Boys 0 #270 5 3,535
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
HR Girls 0 #274 16 3,687
SG 0 #274 9 11,010
AL Boys 0 #275 24 5,122
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
PE 0 #281 30 6,350
OM Girls 0 #282 115 15,987
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
PT Girls 0 #296 168 7,952
Finland 0 #297 11 830
EG Girls 0 #298 1,456 14,742
DK Girls 0 #301 16 7,429
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
GT 0 #305 10 5,948
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #306 15 5,862
CZ Girls 0 #317 25 5,378
MU Girls 0 #317 35 8,539
Finland Girls 2026 #319 935 3,895
UY Girls 0 #320 221 6,731
KW Girls 0 #324 195 19,177
Finland Girls 0 #327 65 1,368
BR 0 #328 18 5,969
YE 0 #330 52 8,639
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
CN Girls 0 #336 14 8,829
PE Girls 0 #338 1,177 14,861
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
AR Girls 0 #340 335 8,289
LY 0 #346 201 12,703
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
BD Girls 0 #353 34 8,413
BO 0 #360 22 6,868
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
AE Girls 0 #370 184 20,968
PH Girls 0 #370 21 13,098
EG 0 #381 20 6,387
Austria Girls 0 #382 39 1,885
MX 0 #384 30 8,339
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
CL 0 #391 21 6,867
IR Girls 0 #399 133 8,334
PS Girls 0 #402 124 10,981
RU Girls 0 #402 97 11,913
PA Girls 0 #405 77 9,861
UY Boys 0 #407 7 5,922
GT Girls 0 #411 95 7,500
CL Girls 0 #413 576 14,098
Germany 0 #418 20 2,542
SA Girls 0 #420 597 25,931
CO 0 #427 54 7,768
CR Girls 0 #428 105 11,342
Spain 0 #433 20 2,326
IQ Girls 0 #439 66 11,303
IL Girls 0 #462 159 11,648
SY 0 #462 298 11,684
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
BO Girls 0 #478 135 9,488
CO Girls 0 #478 978 16,140
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
BH 0 #481 73 17,937
IN Girls 0 #492 141 13,121
MA 0 #493 1,015 20,986
QA Boys 0 #493 216 18,093
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
CM Girls 0 #526 15 11,671
PS Boys 0 #538 11 10,655
IR Boys 0 #540 13 10,162
SG Girls 0 #546 41 18,916
BR Girls 0 #548 479 12,708
HK Girls 0 #549 67 16,104
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
Germany Girls 0 #561 306 4,949
LB 0 #585 74 13,263
MX Girls 0 #588 879 17,781
IL Boys 0 #597 11 10,983
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
TN 0 #636 202 13,765
IQ Boys 0 #654 14 13,071
Spain Girls 0 #665 341 5,561
IT 0 #691 24 4,183
CL Boys 0 #694 7 13,390
KW Boys 0 #699 71 18,755
NL Girls 0 #711 249 5,933
BR Boys 0 #735 17 12,213
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
NG Girls 0 #769 18 15,093
MY Girls 0 #788 209 24,821
EG Boys 0 #824 63 15,035
OM Boys 0 #838 44 17,948
PE Boys 0 #856 23 14,506
CO Boys 0 #895 26 15,656
Germany Boys 0 #915 38 5,697
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
NL Boys 0 #929 23 5,873
IN Boys 0 #942 60 16,750
AE Boys 0 #955 138 22,615
MX Boys 0 #968 15 16,355
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
TR 0 #1,028 184 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,034 78 25,439
IT Girls 0 #1,039 424 9,415
ZA Girls 0 #1,064 78 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,126 528 28,008
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,440 32 10,046

Lila is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Wallonia, Belgium

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People also ask about Lila

Lila is predominantly a girl's name.
Lila is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈliːlə/ (LEE-luh); also /ˈlaɪlə/ (LY-luh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lilah, Lyla, Leela, Leila, Layla and Laila.
Yes, very popular — Lila ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Lila ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Lila's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #93 in 2011 to #66 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Lila for their child, including Kate Moss.