Lela
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lela
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.
Lela is also given to boys.
Pronounced LAY-luh.
As of October 2026, Lela ranked #3372 for boys in US births in 1938 and #2374 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1047 for boys in 1886 and #113 for girls in 1896.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,476 | 152 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,530 | 147 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,514 | 150 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,547 | 142 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,572 | 138 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,764 | 116 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,814 | 109 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,823 | 111 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,969 | 100 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,147 | 89 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,200 | 86 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,374 | 76 |
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