Xilah is a modern spelling likely related to Leila or Laila, from Arabic roots meaning night.
Xilah is a modern spelling likely related to Leila or Laila, both from Arabic roots meaning "night." That gives the name a poetic and nocturnal association, but the X- spelling makes it feel newly invented and visually striking.
It belongs to the modern trend of reimagining familiar melodic names with sharper first letters. The result is elegant and slightly mysterious, with a contemporary edge that changes the mood of the original sound. Xilah feels more stylized than traditional, but the underlying night imagery keeps it lyrical.
It is rare, which makes it feel especially distinctive in print. Xilah suggests softness and darkness together: a name that glows rather than shouts.