Lela
Lela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, English.
- Georgian
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
- English
The Story of Lela
The earliest SSA record of Lela as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 106 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 907 newborns named Lela — #212 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,311 among baby girl names with 80 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 43K Lelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lela
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About the name Lela
Lela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 43K births in the dataset. Lela's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #113. Use the chart and map above to compare Lela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.