Is Leila too popular?

[Rebelwithallthecause]

Husbands top choice

I quite like Nina. Leila is lovely but it needs to be pronounced Lee-la and would hate for people to mispronounce it Lay-la

It IS pronounced Leila though! Maybe change the spelling?

Nina’s nice... I was thinking the other day what a great name it is

I would pronounce it Lay-la

I know 2 Leilas. I like it. I also like Mins.

Nina! Not Mins.

i know a leila and its pronounced layla

I would pronounce is Lee-la but I prefer Nina

I pronounce Leila the same way the OP does, so the Layla pronunciation isn't inevitable. I prefer it to Nina.

If I'm lucky enough to conceive, and say I had a girl, I'd call her Layla as I love it.

@ReginaaPhalange fingers crossed you get your Layla soon

I also love the name Layla. But I would spell it that way too.

Husband steadfast on Leila specifically rather than it being pronounced the Layla version

I pronounce Leila Lay-la but have heard it said Lie-la and Lee-la.

It's currently in the top 50. That's only too popular if you think it's too popular.
Do you?

Every Leila I’ve known has pronounced it Layla. Most people will assume that pronunciation. I think you’d need to spell it Leela or something to stop a lifetime of mispronunciation (like the whole Mia/Mya debacle).

I have a Laila, (Layla). I would pronounce Leila, Leela. I don't think either name is too popular, tho my Laila is 16 so can't be too sure on current popularity!

What about Lila/Lilah or Lyra?

I would point out that you will be condemning your child to a lifetime of not being able to find personalised key rings and door name plates in gift shops...go for it if you can stand the moaning....16 years on

@Notgoingonholiday
I was that child too

Oh the excitement when I’d be in another country and spot some random tat in a gift shop with my name on!

Rebel at least you'll be able to sympathise . And possibly more likely to find a 'Leila' mug/Christmas decoration abroad too!

I've only ever known it to be pronounced Lay-la apart from once

I would definitely pronounce it Layla. Seeing as at least half the other posters would too, you might want to really think about the spelling as you have been very emphatic that you don't want it pronounced that way. I guarantee that all Leila's that say Layla get called Leela a lot too, can't win.

My siblings and I were those children to now my name is more common so I get to by tat if I want to 😉.

I know two Leila's a Lay La & a Lee La it's a great name.

I’d pronounce Leila as Lie La.

I know two girls called Leila. Both pronounced the same as Layla. I have never heard Lee-la before. I do also know a Layla and a Leilah. All pronounced the same.

Laila is another option and is pronounced Lie-la, which I think is nicer than Leila (Lay-la)

I don't know any Leila's.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Nina. I really wanted to call our Daughter it, but partner knew someone from school called it and he hated it. Gutted. Nina is lovely.

'Leela' is what you want I think. Leila will be pronounced 'Layla'
Or Nina is fabulous.

I prefer Leila to Nina but like both