Lela is an established girls' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Lela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,374 for girl births in the United States (and #4,267 across all names), given to 76 babies. Lela was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (907 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | #2,374 | — |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | #2,209 | — |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | #2,151 | — |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | #1,970 | — |
| 2021 | 111 | 111 | #1,823 | — |
| 2020 | 109 | 109 | #1,814 | — |
| 2019 | 116 | 116 | #1,765 | — |
| 2018 | 139 | 139 | #1,562 | — |
| 2017 | 142 | 142 | #1,548 | — |
| 2016 | 150 | 150 | #1,514 | — |
| 2015 | 147 | 147 | #1,530 | — |
| 2014 | 152 | 152 | #1,477 | — |
| 2013 | 156 | 156 | #1,444 | — |
| 2012 | 178 | 178 | #1,325 | — |
| 2011 | 142 | 142 | #1,552 | — |
| 2010 | 145 | 145 | #1,542 | — |
| 2009 | 161 | 161 | #1,446 | — |
| 2008 | 157 | 157 | #1,492 | — |
| 2007 | 176 | 176 | #1,378 | — |
| 2006 | 152 | 152 | #1,465 | — |
| 2005 | 143 | 143 | #1,476 | — |
| 2004 | 134 | 134 | #1,508 | — |
| 2003 | 122 | 122 | #1,585 | — |
| 2002 | 106 | 106 | #1,725 | — |
| 2001 | 111 | 111 | #1,644 | — |
| 2000 | 118 | 118 | #1,538 | — |
| 1999 | 92 | 92 | #1,748 | — |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,265 | — |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #2,183 | — |
| 1996 | 76 | — | #1,906 | — |
| 1995 | 57 | — | #2,326 | — |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #2,444 | — |
| 1993 | 72 | — | #1,960 | — |
| 1992 | 56 | — | #2,336 | — |
| 1991 | 80 | — | #1,792 | — |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #1,869 | — |
| 1989 | 67 | — | #1,935 | — |
| 1988 | 66 | — | #1,882 | — |
| 1987 | 84 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1986 | 75 | — | #1,596 | — |
| 1985 | 94 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1984 | 90 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1983 | 104 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1982 | 92 | — | #1,349 | — |
| 1981 | 110 | — | #1,197 | — |
| 1980 | 82 | — | #1,477 | — |
| 1979 | 106 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1978 | 105 | — | #1,197 | — |
| 1977 | 101 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1976 | 93 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1975 | 85 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1974 | 101 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1973 | 127 | — | #951 | — |
| 1972 | 106 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1971 | 112 | — | #1,078 | — |
| 1970 | 132 | — | #964 | — |
| 1969 | 106 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1968 | 133 | — | #894 | — |
| 1967 | 103 | — | #1,015 | — |
| 1966 | 126 | — | #899 | — |
| 1965 | 147 | — | #821 | — |
| 1964 | 166 | — | #814 | — |
| 1963 | 168 | — | #801 | — |
| 1962 | 165 | — | #814 | — |
| 1961 | 195 | — | #745 | — |
| 1960 | 169 | — | #787 | — |
| 1959 | 207 | — | #697 | — |
| 1958 | 216 | — | #674 | — |
| 1957 | 209 | — | #687 | — |
| 1956 | 238 | — | #621 | — |
| 1955 | 244 | — | #590 | — |
| 1954 | 250 | — | #562 | — |
| 1953 | 248 | — | #555 | — |
| 1952 | 270 | — | #514 | — |
| 1951 | 234 | — | #550 | — |
| 1950 | 266 | — | #494 | — |
| 1949 | 356 | — | #417 | — |
| 1948 | 323 | — | #444 | — |
| 1947 | 323 | — | #455 | — |
| 1946 | 301 | — | #446 | — |
| 1945 | 326 | — | #394 | — |
| 1944 | 328 | — | #390 | — |
| 1943 | 344 | — | #393 | — |
| 1942 | 371 | — | #365 | — |
| 1941 | 355 | — | #349 | — |
| 1940 | 335 | — | #352 | — |
| 1939 | 359 | — | #333 | — |
| 1938 | 390 | — | #320 | #3,371 |
| 1937 | 418 | — | #302 | — |
| 1936 | 407 | — | #301 | — |
| 1935 | 427 | — | #290 | — |
| 1934 | 471 | — | #284 | #3,971 |
| 1933 | 516 | — | #273 | #3,488 |
| 1932 | 504 | — | #276 | — |
| 1931 | 558 | — | #260 | — |
| 1930 | 591 | — | #259 | #4,315 |
| 1929 | 636 | — | #252 | #4,309 |
| 1928 | 665 | — | #243 | #3,954 |
| 1927 | 687 | — | #250 | #4,529 |
| 1926 | 721 | — | #244 | — |
| 1925 | 818 | — | #228 | — |
| 1924 | 863 | — | #223 | — |
| 1923 | 822 | — | #226 | #4,057 |
| 1922 | 872 | — | #220 | #3,715 |
| 1921 | 907 | — | #212 | — |
| 1920 | 878 | — | #218 | — |
| 1919 | 904 | — | #207 | #3,974 |
| 1918 | 902 | — | #209 | #3,966 |
| 1917 | 828 | — | #212 | — |
| 1916 | 888 | — | #199 | — |
| 1915 | 774 | — | #213 | — |
| 1914 | 647 | — | #202 | — |
| 1913 | 595 | — | #188 | — |
| 1912 | 523 | — | #184 | — |
| 1911 | 489 | — | #162 | — |
| 1910 | 469 | — | #161 | — |
| 1909 | 414 | — | #161 | — |
| 1908 | 411 | — | #161 | — |
| 1907 | 453 | — | #144 | — |
| 1906 | 447 | — | #138 | — |
| 1905 | 465 | — | #135 | — |
| 1904 | 431 | — | #135 | — |
| 1903 | 420 | — | #133 | — |
| 1902 | 459 | — | #125 | — |
| 1901 | 443 | — | #117 | — |
| 1900 | 530 | — | #122 | — |
| 1899 | 417 | — | #116 | — |
| 1898 | 459 | — | #115 | — |
| 1897 | 438 | — | #116 | — |
| 1896 | 425 | — | #113 | — |
| 1895 | 388 | — | #121 | — |
| 1894 | 413 | — | #113 | — |
| 1893 | 358 | — | #120 | — |
| 1892 | 353 | — | #124 | — |
| 1891 | 337 | — | #118 | — |
| 1890 | 304 | — | #129 | — |
| 1889 | 268 | — | #133 | — |
| 1888 | 292 | — | #127 | — |
| 1887 | 207 | — | #131 | — |
| 1886 | 235 | — | #123 | #1,047 |
| 1885 | 168 | — | #139 | — |
| 1884 | 213 | — | #120 | — |
| 1883 | 163 | — | #126 | — |
| 1882 | 143 | — | #127 | — |
| 1881 | 125 | — | #127 | — |
| 1880 | 106 | — | #142 | — |