Lelah
Lelah was the 9825th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 480th; the most babies were born in 1915 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,459 places. More babies were named Lelah in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,825 girls, down 2,734 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191543 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,187babies recorded
Lelah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,825 | 10 |
| 2020 | #7,091 | 16 |
| 2010 | #6,081 | 22 |
| 2000 | #11,343 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,118 | 9 |
| 1970 | #7,561 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,453 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,367 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,844 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,334 | 35 |
| 1910 | #867 | 25 |
| 1900 | #618 | 33 |
| 1890 | #496 | 28 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lelah, counting every spelling?
Lelah is a spelling of Leela, a name family that ranked #1,097 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,825 for Lelah on its own. Together these spellings went to 204 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leela | 175 | #1,282 | 897 |
| Leelah | 19 | #6,238 | 86 |
| Lelah | 10 | #9,825 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lelah?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lelah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lelah 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lelah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lelah?
About 700 people born in the US named Lelah are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 53. That makes Lelah mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lelah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lelah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lelah
How popular is the name Lelah?
Lelah was the 9825th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 480th; the most babies were born in 1915 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,459 places. More babies were named Lelah in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lelah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lelah in the US.