Lela

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Lela is a given name of Germanic, possibly Arabic origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 42,994 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 42,926 as girls and 68 as boys. Lela gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,201 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 86
2023 89
2022 100
2021 111
2020 109
2019 116
2018 138
2017 142
2016 150
2015 147
2014 152
2013 156
2012 177
2011 142
2010 145
2009 161
2008 157
2007 176
2006 152
2005 143
2004 134
2003 122
2002 106
2001 110
2000 118
1999 92
1998 63
1997 63
1996 76
1995 57
1994 52
1993 72
1992 56
1991 80
1990 76
1989 67
1988 66
1987 84
1986 75
1985 94
1984 90
1983 104
1982 92
1981 110
1980 82
1979 106
1978 105
1977 101
1976 93
1975 85
1974 101
1973 127
1972 106
1971 112
1970 132
1969 106
1968 133
1967 103
1966 126
1965 147
1964 166
1963 168
1962 165
1961 195
1960 169
1959 207
1958 216
1957 209
1956 238
1955 244
1954 250
1953 248
1952 270
1951 234
1950 266
1949 356
1948 323
1947 323
1946 301
1945 326
1944 328
1943 345
1942 370
1941 355
1940 335
1939 359
1938 390
1937 418
1936 407
1935 427
1934 471
1933 516
1932 504
1931 558
1930 591
1929 636
1928 665
1927 687
1926 721
1925 818
1924 863
1923 822
1922 872
1921 907
1920 878
1919 904
1918 902
1917 828
1916 888
1915 774
1914 647
1913 595
1912 523
1911 489
1910 469
1909 414
1908 411
1907 453
1906 447
1905 465
1904 431
1903 420
1902 459
1901 443
1900 530
1899 417
1898 459
1897 438
1896 425
1895 388
1894 413
1893 358
1892 353
1891 337
1890 304
1889 268
1888 292
1887 207
1886 235
1885 168
1884 213
1883 163
1882 143
1881 125
1880 106