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Lela
OriginVariation of Leila, Arabic
Meaning"night"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#2374
2025 SSA
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 in US births in 1938 SSA, peaked at #1047 in 1886.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #3,372
Girls #2,374
20142025
18802025
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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