Lella

LEH-luh /ˈlɛlə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Lella is a rare variant of Leila that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.

Lella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Lella was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (30 births).

About the name Lella

PronunciationLEH-luh /ˈlɛlə/
CultureItalian
30peak births 1916
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Lella

How popular is Lella?

Girls named Lella
18801900192019401960198020002018
Girls named Lella per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lella total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201855#17,087
201755#17,340
201477#13,946
201155#18,387
200455#17,663
19825—#11,470
19815—#11,335
19655—#7,075
19605—#6,887
19545—#6,211
19536—#5,389
19528—#4,315
19507—#4,545
19496—#4,989
19485—#5,650
194710—#3,585
194614—#2,683
19446—#4,316
19436—#4,456
19427—#3,945
19417—#3,794
194011—#2,650
193911—#2,676
19389—#3,064
19377—#3,640
19368—#3,265
193517—#1,965
19347—#3,647
193315—#2,105
193214—#2,310
193111—#2,672
193012—#2,618
192912—#2,660
192818—#2,055
192713—#2,629
192615—#2,415
192519—#2,079
192415—#2,464
192317—#2,224
192222—#1,867
192123—#1,839
192017—#2,218
191923—#1,720
191821—#1,846
191717—#2,057
191630—#1,347
191521—#1,653
191421—#1,410
191315—#1,568
191213—#1,575
191110—#1,603
191010—#1,576
19098—#1,678
190811—#1,310
190714—#1,063
19069—#1,378
19057—#1,616
19049—#1,315
190310—#1,172
19026—#1,712
19017—#1,410
190010—#1,274
189911—#1,008
189814—#945
18979—#1,126
189614—#888
189515—#845
18949—#1,106
189316—#753
189210—#986
18916—#1,277
18905—#1,428
188912—#779
18889—#929
18857—#880
18847—#893
188310—#634
18816—#789
18805—#886