NameTides

Lela

Lela was the #2,368 girls' name in the US in 2025 (76 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales.

Lela as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Lela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,368 (76)#3,333 (7)———
2024#2,203 (86)#3,319 (7)———
2023#2,142 (89)#3,219 (7)———
2022#1,961 (100)#2,325 (11)——#3,228 (5)
2021#1,816 (111)#2,711 (9)———
2020#1,808 (109)#3,447 (6)———
2019#1,763 (116)#5,591 (3)———
2018#1,554 (139)#2,674 (9)———
2017#1,545 (142)#2,925 (8)——#2,876 (6)
2016#1,512 (150)#4,096 (5)——#3,294 (5)
2015#1,526 (147)#2,945 (8)——#2,179 (9)
2014#1,471 (152)#3,160 (7)———
2013#1,440 (156)#4,739 (4)—#894 (3)—
2012#1,322 (178)#4,171 (5)——#3,334 (5)
2011#1,540 (142)#3,549 (6)——#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1897 at #116.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lela is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lela by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lela (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LelaCanadaGirls—too few
LelaEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
LelaIrelandGirls—too few
LelaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LelaScotlandGirls—too few
LelaUSGirls#2,36876
LelaUSBoys—too few