Lelia
Lelia was the 6710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 164th; the most babies were born in 1919 (316). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,817 places. More babies were named Lelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,710 girls, down 2,828 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919316 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,645babies recorded
Lelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,710 | 17 |
| 2020 | #3,882 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,928 | 39 |
| 2000 | #3,839 | 33 |
| 1990 | #3,766 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,965 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,055 | 104 |
| 1950 | #829 | 111 |
| 1940 | #563 | 152 |
| 1930 | #475 | 199 |
| 1920 | #397 | 276 |
| 1910 | #333 | 138 |
| 1900 | #216 | 206 |
| 1890 | #203 | 137 |
| 1880 | #188 | 65 |
How popular is Lelia, counting every spelling?
Lelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lelia | 17 | #6,710 | 134 |
| Lilja | 11 | #9,219 | 64 |
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 Lelia?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lelia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lelia 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lelia?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Lelia are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 36 and 77. That makes Lelia a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Lelia by state
How common Lelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lelia
How popular is the name Lelia?
Lelia was the 6710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 164th; the most babies were born in 1919 (316). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,817 places. More babies were named Lelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lelia in the US.
Where is Lelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lelia was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.