Lelia is an established variant of Leila that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Lelia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,710 for girl births in the United States (and #11,630 across all names), given to 17 babies. Lelia first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1919 (316 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,710 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #5,720 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #4,325 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #4,736 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #4,291 |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | #3,882 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #5,392 |
| 2018 | 40 | 40 | #3,767 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #4,648 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #4,311 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | #3,893 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #5,389 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | #4,131 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #3,964 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | #3,760 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #3,928 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #4,756 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #4,323 |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | #4,526 |
| 2006 | 43 | 43 | #3,653 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #3,778 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | #3,786 |
| 2003 | 44 | 44 | #3,325 |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,702 |
| 2001 | 30 | 30 | #4,152 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #3,839 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #4,030 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #4,315 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #4,077 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,973 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,340 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,186 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #3,941 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | #3,548 |
| 1991 | 31 | — | #3,495 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,766 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | #3,622 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | #3,357 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #3,806 |
| 1986 | 34 | — | #2,814 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #2,776 |
| 1984 | 34 | — | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #2,754 |
| 1982 | 32 | — | #2,872 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #3,494 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | #2,965 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #2,649 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #2,905 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #2,358 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #2,696 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #2,220 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #2,196 |
| 1973 | 37 | — | #2,152 |
| 1972 | 39 | — | #2,040 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #2,450 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,847 |
| 1969 | 38 | — | #2,040 |
| 1968 | 49 | — | #1,663 |
| 1967 | 45 | — | #1,716 |
| 1966 | 60 | — | #1,421 |
| 1965 | 66 | — | #1,359 |
| 1964 | 79 | — | #1,242 |
| 1963 | 75 | — | #1,273 |
| 1962 | 78 | — | #1,254 |
| 1961 | 93 | — | #1,140 |
| 1960 | 104 | — | #1,055 |
| 1959 | 93 | — | #1,111 |
| 1958 | 96 | — | #1,071 |
| 1957 | 116 | — | #961 |
| 1956 | 96 | — | #1,046 |
| 1955 | 124 | — | #874 |
| 1954 | 118 | — | #884 |
| 1953 | 124 | — | #832 |
| 1952 | 112 | — | #873 |
| 1951 | 127 | — | #791 |
| 1950 | 111 | — | #829 |
| 1949 | 156 | — | #666 |
| 1948 | 139 | — | #711 |
| 1947 | 139 | — | #723 |
| 1946 | 145 | — | #661 |
| 1945 | 123 | — | #666 |
| 1944 | 134 | — | #634 |
| 1943 | 147 | — | #626 |
| 1942 | 134 | — | #645 |
| 1941 | 170 | — | #543 |
| 1940 | 152 | — | #563 |
| 1939 | 154 | — | #535 |
| 1938 | 160 | — | #539 |
| 1937 | 149 | — | #549 |
| 1936 | 146 | — | #540 |
| 1935 | 169 | — | #485 |
| 1934 | 159 | — | #510 |
| 1933 | 170 | — | #487 |
| 1932 | 193 | — | #476 |
| 1931 | 175 | — | #488 |
| 1930 | 199 | — | #475 |
| 1929 | 188 | — | #491 |
| 1928 | 241 | — | #436 |
| 1927 | 241 | — | #446 |
| 1926 | 272 | — | #412 |
| 1925 | 295 | — | #397 |
| 1924 | 304 | — | #393 |
| 1923 | 287 | — | #394 |
| 1922 | 295 | — | #380 |
| 1921 | 289 | — | #399 |
| 1920 | 276 | — | #397 |
| 1919 | 316 | — | #359 |
| 1918 | 308 | — | #372 |
| 1917 | 273 | — | #383 |
| 1916 | 265 | — | #387 |
| 1915 | 272 | — | #363 |
| 1914 | 226 | — | #352 |
| 1913 | 165 | — | #376 |
| 1912 | 186 | — | #333 |
| 1911 | 159 | — | #314 |
| 1910 | 138 | — | #333 |
| 1909 | 142 | — | #304 |
| 1908 | 141 | — | #298 |
| 1907 | 141 | — | #295 |
| 1906 | 124 | — | #300 |
| 1905 | 139 | — | #281 |
| 1904 | 156 | — | #251 |
| 1903 | 149 | — | #247 |
| 1902 | 140 | — | #265 |
| 1901 | 138 | — | #245 |
| 1900 | 206 | — | #216 |
| 1899 | 148 | — | #226 |
| 1898 | 149 | — | #241 |
| 1897 | 152 | — | #222 |
| 1896 | 153 | — | #222 |
| 1895 | 157 | — | #218 |
| 1894 | 146 | — | #220 |
| 1893 | 133 | — | #228 |
| 1892 | 171 | — | #193 |
| 1891 | 141 | — | #191 |
| 1890 | 137 | — | #203 |
| 1889 | 131 | — | #202 |
| 1888 | 128 | — | #199 |
| 1887 | 102 | — | #202 |
| 1886 | 102 | — | #196 |
| 1885 | 104 | — | #184 |
| 1884 | 102 | — | #177 |
| 1883 | 84 | — | #181 |
| 1882 | 95 | — | #164 |
| 1881 | 74 | — | #176 |
| 1880 | 65 | — | #188 |