The first name Lelia
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lelia last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2013, with 6 births (#3,536).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lelia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lelia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Lelia, the 6,710th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 316 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.
Famous people named Lelia
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lélia GonzalezBrazilian activist (1935–1994)
- Lelia GoldoniAmerican actress (1936–2023)
- Carmen Lelia CristóbalArgentinian botanist (1932–2019)
- Lélia AbramoBrazilian actress (1911-2004)
Questions
- How popular is the name Lelia?
- In 2022, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Lelia, ranking 3,970th. Its peak was 2013, with 6 births.
- Is Lelia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,645 US babies named Lelia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lelia most popular?
- 1919 in the United States, when 316 babies were named Lelia, its highest rank at 359th.