Laila
Laila is a female given name: 99% of people named Laila are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Denmark
- US births since 1880
- 23 male / 34,166 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Laila
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Laila," in English, "Guten Tag Laila," in German. Laila is a female given name: about 99% of people named Laila are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Laila,
German
Guten Tag Laila,
French
Bonjour Laila,
Spanish
Estimado/a Laila:
Chinese
Laila您好：
Japanese
Laila様
English
Hi Laila,
German
Hi Laila,
French
Salut Laila,
Spanish
Hola Laila,
Chinese
Laila你好：
Japanese
Lailaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
23 male · 34,166 female · 34,189 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Laila a male or female name?
Laila is a female given name: 99% of people named Laila are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Laila in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Laila," in English, "Guten Tag Laila," in German. Laila is a female given name: about 99% of people named Laila are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Laila a unisex name?
Laila is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Laila are men. Laila leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Laila a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laila (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_laila,
title = {Is Laila a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laila},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}