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نَائِلَة
Naila
NAA-ee-lah
“Attainer; one who succeeds.”
About Naila
Naila is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "attainer; one who succeeds", an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Active participle, feminine.
Spellings of Naila
نَائِلَة is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Nailathe spelling used on this page | 56 | 475 |
| Nailah | 38 | 20 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Naila is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Naila
- What does the name Naila mean?
- Naila (نَائِلَة) means "Attainer; one who succeeds". From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Active participle, feminine.
- Is Naila a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Naila is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Naila a boy or a girl name?
- Naila is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Naila come from?
- Naila is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters N-Y-L.
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