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Leilyn
Pronounced LAY-lin /ˈleɪ.lɪn/High
Meaning: A modern coinage pairing Leila - Arabic and Persian, from layl, 'night' - with the -lyn ending. The compound is recent and has no documented history of its own.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Leilyn is a modern American coinage. Its first half is Leila, an old and widely used Arabic and Persian name from layl, 'night,' which entered English poetry through Byron; its second is the -lyn ending that American families have attached to almost every name in recent generations. Leilyn itself has no older recorded use, so we present it honestly as a coinage of uncertain route (said 'LAY-lin').
It appears only in very small numbers in the U.S. Rare, soft, and newly emerging.
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What does the name Leilyn mean?
Leilyn joins Leila, Arabic for 'night,' to the modern -lyn ending; the compound itself is recent and uncertain.
How do you pronounce Leilyn?
It's said LAY-lin /ˈleɪ.lɪn/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Leilyn a boy or girl name?
Leilyn is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Leilyn?
Leilyn is extremely rare in the U.S.