Lila’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Lila
Give Lila a notebook that's unmistakably hers. Lila's Notebook has her name in elegant script over a pink watercolor apple blossom cover.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Lila's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Where does the name Lila come from?
Lila has two roots, says Behind the Name. In Sanskrit it means “play, amusement”. Wikipedia says lila, or leela, is a Hindu idea loosely translated as “divine play”: creation is the outcome of the playful nature of the divine rather than a means to an end. Lila is also a variant of Leila or a short form of Delilah.
Other forms of Lila
Behind the Name lists Leela as a variant of the Sanskrit name, and Lilah, Lyla, Layla and Leila as relatives of the second Lila. Lili and Lil are sweet pet names.
Well-known Lilas
Lila Downs, born on September 9, 1968, is a Mexican singer-songwriter, actress and anthropologist. Wikipedia says she was raised in Oaxaca and sings in several indigenous languages, including Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and Purépecha. Her 2001 album Border brought her international success, and Pecados y milagros (2011) topped world music charts.
Lila’s popularity
Lila has been popular twice in America. US Social Security data has it at 196th in the 1920s and 190th in the 2010s, when more than 16,500 American girls were named Lila. Behind the Name says it ranked 186th in the US in 2025 and 79th in France in 2024.
A few more things about Lila
One of the most famous characters in modern fiction is a Lila. Wikipedia says Elena Ferrante’s four Neapolitan Novels, published between 2011 and 2015, follow two clever girls, Lila and Lenu, born in Naples in 1944. In 2024 The New York Times ranked the first book, My Brilliant Friend, number one on its list of the 100 best books of the 21st century.
Gift ideas with Lila in mind
- For Diwali. A festival journal for a name with Sanskrit roots.
- For a book club. A reading log for a girl who loves long novels.
- For a trip to Mexico. A travel notebook for Oaxaca and beyond.
- For a playful girl. A doodle diary for a name that means play.
A notebook for every Lila
Lila’s Notebook works just as well for a teenager as for a grandmother. It’s 6" x 9", which fits in most bags, with 160 lined pages and no printed layout to work around. Use it as a diary, a school notebook, a planner or a place to collect quotes and ideas. A name on the cover turns an everyday notebook into something personal.
Why choose a personalized notebook?
A plain notebook is useful. One with her name on it is a gift. Seeing “Lila’s Notebook” on the cover tells Lila it was chosen for her, not grabbed off a shelf, and that small touch is often what makes people keep a notebook going instead of abandoning it after a week.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Lila’s Notebook? 6" x 9", or about 15.2 x 22.9 cm. It’s a paperback with 160 lined pages inside.
Where do I buy it? Lila’s Notebook is available on Amazon, which prints each copy to order and looks after delivery and refunds.
Do you have other names? We do, hundreds of them. Browse all name notebooks or read how to find a name on our personalized name notebooks page.
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