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The name Lela peaked for boys at #1047 in 1886. Lela is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Lela is a girl's name meaning "night".

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There are a dizzying number of varieties of the Arabic name Leila or Layla, two of the most popular versions, with Lela one of the rarer, given to fewer than 100 baby girls in the US each year. Pronunciation and spelling can be a challenge, so if you choose this simple, lovely name, you will be explaining it much more often than you want to.

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The name Lela is currently ranked #951 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #113 in 1896. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LELA, LELA, and LELA. Lela is occasionally used for boys in 1938.

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