Lejla
Lejla was the 5328th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 3285th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 66 places. More babies were named Lejla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,328 girls, down 75 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200747 babies
- Total since 1880
- 878babies recorded
Lejla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,328 | 24 |
| 2020 | #5,253 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,043 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,312 | 41 |
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How popular is Lejla, counting every spelling?
Lejla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lejla?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lejla (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lejla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lejla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lejla?
About 900 people born in the US named Lejla are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Lejla mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Lejla
How popular is the name Lejla?
Lejla was the 5328th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 3285th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 66 places. More babies were named Lejla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lejla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lejla in the US.