What names are similar to Lyla?

If you like Lyla, consider Laila, Leila and Lola. Like Lyla, their spellings end in -la.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Lyla.

Laila Arabic · "night"

Leila Arabic · night; an alternate spelling of Layla

Lola Spanish · pet form of Dolores, "sorrows"

Ella English · a Norman name from a Germanic element meaning "other"; also used as a short form of Eleanor, Ellen and names ending in -ella

Also Arabic names, from the tradition Lyla comes from.

Nayla Arabic · traditionally 'one who attains/acquires'

Leena Arabic · variant of Lina, "soft, tender"

Yara Arabic · friend, helper (from Persian yār); in Brazil a separate name, from Tupi Iara, "lady of the water"; a fast-rising crossover favorite

Jana Arabic · harvest of fruit; garden of paradise

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Lyla, on a similar curve.

Mila Slavic · Slavic, from milŭ, gracious or dear; originally a short form of Slavic names containing that element

Zahra Arabic · radiant, a title of Fatima, known as az-Zahra, or blooming flower; two Arabic names share this spelling in Latin letters

Zaida Arabic · traditionally 'fortunate' or 'growing, increasing'

Haya Arabic · modesty, life; famously borne by Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, equestrian and former Sheikha of Dubai