Data through 2025

Lela name popularity in the United States

Lela ranked #2368 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 76 girls named Lela.

Rank#2368

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded76

SSA

Peak year1921

907 recorded

Five-year change-30.3%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Lela for boys and girls

Girls

76

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1886 to 1938

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls76#2368
2024girls86#2203
2023girls89#2142
2022girls100#1961
2021girls111#1816
2020girls109#1808
2019girls116#1763
2018girls139#1554
2017girls142#1545
2016girls150#1512
2015girls147#1526
2014girls152#1471
Show full history (158 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls76#2368
2024girls86#2203
2023girls89#2142
2022girls100#1961
2021girls111#1816
2020girls109#1808
2019girls116#1763
2018girls139#1554
2017girls142#1545
2016girls150#1512
2015girls147#1526
2014girls152#1471
2013girls156#1440
2012girls178#1322
2011girls142#1540
2010girls145#1536
2009girls161#1444
2008girls157#1486
2007girls176#1370
2006girls152#1462
2005girls143#1471
2004girls134#1498
2003girls122#1579
2002girls106#1720
2001girls111#1641
2000girls118#1533
1999girls92#1738
1998girls63#2244
1997girls63#2174
1996girls76#1898
1995girls57#2309
1994girls52#2432
1993girls72#1942
1992girls56#2318
1991girls80#1779
1990girls76#1862
1989girls67#1925
1988girls66#1863
1987girls84#1519
1986girls75#1588
1985girls94#1373
1984girls90#1343
1983girls104#1220
1982girls92#1345
1981girls110#1193
1980girls82#1474
1979girls106#1226
1978girls105#1194
1977girls101#1206
1976girls93#1216
1975girls85#1301
1974girls101#1143
1973girls127#947
1972girls106#1079
1971girls112#1074
1970girls132#961
1969girls106#1066
1968girls133#893
1967girls103#1011
1966girls126#897
1965girls147#819
1964girls166#811
1963girls168#801
1962girls165#814
1961girls195#744
1960girls169#786
1959girls207#696
1958girls216#673
1957girls209#684
1956girls238#620
1955girls244#588
1954girls250#562
1953girls248#555
1952girls270#514
1951girls234#550
1950girls266#493
1949girls356#417
1948girls323#444
1947girls323#455
1946girls301#445
1945girls326#394
1944girls328#390
1943girls344#392
1942girls371#365
1941girls355#348
1940girls335#352
1939girls359#333
1938boys6#3175
1938girls384#320
1937girls418#302
1936girls407#301
1935girls427#290
1934boys5#3679
1934girls466#284
1933boys6#3268
1933girls510#273
1932girls504#275
1931girls558#259
1930boys5#4001
1930girls586#259
1929boys5#3959
1929girls631#252
1928boys6#3697
1928girls659#243
1927boys5#4210
1927girls682#250
1926girls721#244
1925girls818#228
1924girls863#223
1923boys6#3822
1923girls816#226
1922boys7#3532
1922girls865#220
1921girls907#212
1920girls878#218
1919boys6#3736
1919girls898#207
1918boys6#3728
1918girls896#209
1917girls828#212
1916girls888#199
1915girls774#213
1914girls647#202
1913girls595#188
1912girls523#184
1911girls489#162
1910girls469#161
1909girls414#161
1908girls411#161
1907girls453#144
1906girls447#137
1905girls465#134
1904girls431#135
1903girls420#133
1902girls459#125
1901girls443#117
1900girls530#122
1899girls417#116
1898girls459#115
1897girls438#116
1896girls425#113
1895girls388#121
1894girls413#113
1893girls358#120
1892girls353#124
1891girls337#117
1890girls304#127
1889girls268#133
1888girls292#126
1887girls207#131
1886boys5#959
1886girls230#122
1885girls168#139
1884girls213#119
1883girls163#126
1882girls143#126
1881girls125#127
1880girls106#141

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Lela’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-48.3%
Change since peak-91.6%