| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laile | Derived from the word for 'night' - often taken to mean 'night' or 'dark beauty'. | Arabic, Hebrew, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Lailya | Night; night-born; often evokes 'dark beauty' | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Laiq | Worthy; deserving; fit; capable | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Laiyan | Generally associated with softness, gentleness, or beauty; exact meaning depends on origin (Arabic: 'soft/tender'; Chinese: meaning varies by characters). | Arabic, Chinese | Unisex | — | |
| Laleah | A modern/variant form whose meaning depends on derivation: 'night' (from Arabic Layla), 'weary' (from Hebrew Leah), or 'tulip' (from Persian Laleh). | Arabic, Hebrew, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Lameah | Shining, radiant | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lameya | Likely a variant of Lamia/Lamiya; in Arabic contexts often interpreted as “dark-lipped,” and in other usages associated with the Greek mythological name Lamia. | Arabic, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Lami | Generally associated with 'shining' or 'radiant' in Arabic; specific meanings vary by culture and spelling. | Albanian, Arabic | Unisex | — | |
| Lamie | Often associated with Arabic Lāmia meaning "shining" or "radiant"; also linked to the Greek name/place Lamia and the mythological figure. | Arabic, English, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Lamyaa | Shining; radiant; luminous | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lateek | Kind, gentle, pleasant; gracious | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lateeq | Gentle, kind, pleasant, subtle | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lathif | Kind, gentle, pleasant, subtle | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lathifa | Gentle, kind, pleasant (from Arabic root l-ṭ-f meaning 'kindness' or 'gentleness') | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lathiq | Close, intimate; attached or firmly joined | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lattif | Gentle, kind, subtle, pleasant | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lawan | {'Hausa': 'opponent, rival', 'Thai': 'beautiful, graceful (used as a feminine given name)', 'Arabic': 'varied/uncertain - sometimes associated with gentleness or related to words for color'} | Arabic, Hausa, Thai | Unisex | — | |
| Layeq | Worthy; deserving; fit; suitable; competent | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Layik | Worthy; suitable; deserving | Arabic, Turkish, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| laylah | Night | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lazize | Delicious; delightful; pleasant | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Leel | Varies by origin: Hebrew - (Liel) 'God is for me' / 'my God'; Arabic - related to 'night' (as in Layla/Leila); Sanskrit - from 'lila' meaning 'play' or 'divine play'. | Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Leeth | Either 'from the River Leith' (Scottish) or 'lion' (from Arabic Layth) | Arabic, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Leeyanah | Softness, tenderness; gentle | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| leilah | Night | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Leily | Derived from Arabic 'Layla', meaning 'night' (often interpreted as 'dark beauty' or 'born at night'). | Arabic, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Leirah | Possibly 'night' (from Leila), 'weary' (from Leah), 'lyre/harp' (from Lyra), or 'field/furrow' (from Portuguese 'leira'). | Arabic, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Leitifah | Gentle; kind; pleasant | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Leman | Varies by origin: in Turkish/Persian/Arabic contexts often associated with brightness or moon-like qualities; as a Germanic surname (Lehmann) it means 'tenant' or 'vassal'; as Léman it is a place-name (Lake Geneva). | Arabic, French, Germanic, Persian, Turkish | Girl | — | |
| Letif | Gentle, kind, subtle | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Letyfa | Kind, gentle, pleasant | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Leyly | Night; often interpreted as "born at night" or "night beauty". | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Liakat | Worthiness; merit; competence | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Liaqat | Worthiness; merit; competence; suitability | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Liaqath | Worthiness, merit, competence; fitness or suitability | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Liaquat | Fitness, competence | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Limah | Varies by origin; often treated as a feminine name meaning gentle/soft or as a regional/phonetic variant of Lima/Limaa. Exact meaning is uncertain and culture-dependent. | Arabic, Indonesian, Malay | Girl | — | |
| liya | Often a variant of the Hebrew name Leah, commonly interpreted as 'weary' or 'delicate'; also used independently in Amharic and Arabic-speaking communities. | Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Liyakat | Merit; worthiness; competence | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Liyaqath | Fitness; suitability; propriety; dignity; competence | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Liyaquat | Worthiness; merit; competence | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Loutfy | Kind, gentle, gracious | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lualiyyih | Pearl-like; made of pearls; precious as a pearl | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lubiya | Bean (cowpea/black-eyed pea) | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lut | From Hebrew meaning 'veil' or 'covering'; name of the prophet Lot. | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lutfa | Kindness; gentleness; grace | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lutfeullah | Kindness/grace/favor of God | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lutfi | Kind, gentle, gracious; showing goodwill or courtesy | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Lutfieh | Kindness, gentleness; graceful, courteous | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Lutfullah | Kindness or grace of God | Arabic | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Arabic-origin name in our dataset.
