Nayla

Nayla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “attainer; successful”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: NAY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant of Arabic Nayla/Naila, from a root meaning ‘to attain’ or ‘obtain’. The exact spelling Nayla is widely used in English transcription.

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How popular is Nayla?

202444.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Nayla in 2024148

2024 rank#1,475 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,353

Nayla is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Nayla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Laylanight · Arabic
Lylanight · Arabic
Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
Lilahnight · Arabic
Lilanight · Arabic
Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Nayla questions

What does the name Nayla mean?

Nayla means "attainer; successful". It comes from Arabic. Variant of Arabic Nayla/Naila, from a root meaning ‘to attain’ or ‘obtain’. The exact spelling Nayla is widely used in English transcription.

Is Nayla a boy or girl name?

Nayla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nayla?

148 US babies were named Nayla in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Nayla?

Nayla is usually pronounced NAY-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.