Lailah is a spelling of Layla, the Arabic name that means "night" and belongs to the heroine of the classic love story Layla and Majnun. In Jewish tradition Lailah is also the name of an angel who watches over conception and birth. Lailah followed Layla into the US top 1000 in 2008, peaked at number 651 in 2010 and has drifted back to number 1602 in 2025.