Alayla is a modern American coinage that blends Alayna and Layla, or simply stretches Layla, the Arabic name meaning "night", with a soft A- at the front. It has no history before the 21st century and is most often chosen for its melodic, flowing sound. Alayla peaked at number 1,779 in 2017, has stayed between number 2,000 and 2,800 since and ranks number 2,693 in 2025, with 64 births.