Lelia
Lelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Lelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lelia is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Lelia
The earliest SSA record of Lelia as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 65 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 316 newborns named Lelia — #359 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Lelia ranks #5,634 for baby girls with 22 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lelia
Lelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Lelia's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #163. Use the chart and map above to compare Lelia'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 .
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