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Meaning of name Lila

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Meaning

The name Lila has the following meaning:

Arabic for "Night", this name sounds romantic and remeniscent of flowers. It could also be the short form of "Delilah" which means lovelorn or seductive.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Lila is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 516 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Lila rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 12 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 168 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lila in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Lila is pronounced as lee-lah

Origins

Lila originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Lila and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lila: Boys - Najib, Girls - Nabila, Nyasia, Ziya, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Lila: Layla (Arabic), Lilla (Italian), Lyla, Lylah

Style

We think the name Lila should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lila to be: An elegant lady who is traditional and nice

In one word, you might describe Lila as a(n) "elegant" person.

See other "elegant" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Lila (or its variants) are:

Lila Acheson Wallace, born on 25 December, a famous publisher. Lila Acheson Wallace's background: United States publisher, and co-founder of the Readers' Digest with her husband, DeWitt Wallace. The Lila Wallace Readers' Digest Writers Award is to honour her memory.
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