baby names meaning night
Discover 11 baby names associated with night. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean night at a glance
- Names
- 11
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 8 · 3 · 0
- Top origin
- Arabic
- Most popular (2025)
- Layla #36
Our directory has 11 baby names that mean night: 8 girls' names and 3 boys' names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Layla (#36 for girls), followed by Lyla (#80 for girls), Ryder (#133 for boys) and Leila (#259 for girls). 7 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Arabic (5), English (1) and Greek (1).
Lilith has climbed fastest, from #316 in 2020 to #277 in 2025; Lyla rose from #118 to #80 over 5 years.
For something less common, Faris, Nisha and Nyx were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 4.8 letters, from Nyx to Lilith, and 91% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Farisknight, horsemanArabic · boy
- Lailanight, dark beauty, born at nightArabic · girl#413
- Laylanight, dark beautyArabic · girl#36
- Leilanight, dark beautyArabic · girl#259
- Leylanight, dark-haired beauty, born at nightTurkish · girl#611
- Lilithof the night, night monsterHebrew · girl#277
- Lylanight, dark beautyArabic · girl#80
- Nishanight, dreamHindi · girl
- NyxnightGreek · girl
- RyderKnight, mounted warrior, or horsemanEnglish · boy#133
- Yiskathe night has passedNative American · boy
questions about baby names that mean night
Which baby names that mean night are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean night are Layla (#36 for girls), Lyla (#80 for girls), Ryder (#133 for boys), Leila (#259 for girls) and Lilith (#277 for girls).
Which baby names that mean night are rising in popularity?
Lilith has climbed from #316 in 2020 to #277 in 2025. Lyla (#118 to #80) is also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean night?
Faris, Nisha, Nyx and Yiska were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names that mean night more common for girls or boys?
Of 11 baby names that mean night on HushName, 8 are girls' names, 3 are boys' names and 0 are unisex.
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