The first name Lela

In 2025, 7 girls were named Lela, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 11 births (#2,325).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lela with other names.

In 2025, 76 girls born in the United States were named Lela, the 2,374th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 907 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lela Star
  American pornographic actress, born 1985
• Lela Rochon
  American actress and film producer (born 1964)
• Lela Javakhishvili
  Georgian chess player, born 1984
• Lela Tsurtsumia
  Georgian singer, born 1969
• Lela Bliss
  American actress (1896-1980)

What is the origin of the name Lela?

Lela comes from Georgian.

How popular is the name Lela?

In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Lela, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2022, with 11 births.

Is Lela a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 43,073 US babies named Lela since 1880 were girls.

When was Lela most popular?

1921 in the United States, when 907 babies were named Lela, its highest rank at 212th.

What name is Lela a form of?

Lela is a form of Leila.