Lelah is an uncommon variant of Leila that peaked in 1915 and has grown less common since.
Lelah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,825 for girl births in the United States (and #16,687 across all names), given to 10 babies. Lelah was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 1915 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,825 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,739 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #7,865 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,878 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #8,755 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #7,091 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,172 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,705 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #8,105 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,569 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #6,366 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #6,333 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #9,360 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #6,240 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #6,747 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #6,081 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #6,450 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #5,380 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #6,011 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #5,315 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #4,780 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,266 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,938 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,588 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,343 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,650 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,544 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,161 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,951 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,591 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,095 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,730 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,257 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,131 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,760 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,334 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,118 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,127 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,666 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,130 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,774 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,575 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,956 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,716 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,004 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,561 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,313 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,448 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,210 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,074 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,107 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,240 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,453 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,593 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,613 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,651 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,314 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,474 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,099 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,021 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,867 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #4,076 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,424 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #5,041 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,838 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,274 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,315 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,669 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,592 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,141 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,367 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,828 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,068 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,511 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,335 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | #2,056 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | #1,960 |
| 1933 | 21 | — | #1,692 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | #1,548 |
| 1931 | 23 | — | #1,617 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | #1,844 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | #1,739 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | #1,935 |
| 1927 | 35 | — | #1,376 |
| 1926 | 29 | — | #1,523 |
| 1925 | 33 | — | #1,431 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | #1,742 |
| 1923 | 31 | — | #1,477 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | #1,277 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | #1,267 |
| 1920 | 35 | — | #1,334 |
| 1919 | 42 | — | #1,147 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | #1,474 |
| 1917 | 43 | — | #1,091 |
| 1916 | 37 | — | #1,179 |
| 1915 | 43 | — | #1,020 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | #1,285 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | #1,054 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | #1,163 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #1,056 |
| 1910 | 25 | — | #867 |
| 1909 | 17 | — | #1,003 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | #1,172 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #968 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | #860 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | #835 |
| 1904 | 26 | — | #693 |
| 1903 | 24 | — | #684 |
| 1902 | 24 | — | #704 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #756 |
| 1900 | 33 | — | #618 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | #602 |
| 1898 | 39 | — | #497 |
| 1897 | 33 | — | #517 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | #661 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | #584 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | #580 |
| 1893 | 32 | — | #482 |
| 1892 | 30 | — | #499 |
| 1891 | 29 | — | #480 |
| 1890 | 28 | — | #496 |
| 1889 | 24 | — | #523 |
| 1888 | 19 | — | #586 |
| 1887 | 17 | — | #547 |
| 1886 | 15 | — | #592 |
| 1885 | 18 | — | #512 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | #627 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | #556 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #584 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | #562 |