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Lela

A given name in English and Atayal

Language contexts for this entry: English, Atayal

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femininemasculineLatin script

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Origin
Not established
2 language contexts
EnglishAtayal
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3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lela

Lela is a unisex given name documented in English and Atayal.

Dictionary descriptions

These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.

02 / Across borders

Where Lela is used

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Across borders

15

countries in our sources

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10 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 76 girls (rank 2368). Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 15 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Lela

Recorded category
Metric
Latest · 2025
76
applications
Rank #2,368
Peak year
1921
907 applications

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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Lela in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
YearApplicationsRankStatus
1880106141observed
1881125127observed
1882143126observed
1883163126observed
1884213119observed
1885168139observed
1886230122observed
1887207131observed
1888292126observed
1889268133observed
1890304127observed
1891337117observed
1892353124observed
1893358120observed
1894413113observed
1895388121observed
1896425113observed
1897438116observed
1898459115observed
1899417116observed
1900530122observed
1901443117observed
1902459125observed
1903420133observed
1904431135observed
1905465134observed
1906447137observed
1907453144observed
1908411161observed
1909414161observed
1910469161observed
1911489162observed
1912523184observed
1913595188observed
1914647202observed
1915774213observed
1916888199observed
1917828212observed
1918896209observed
1919898207observed
1920878218observed
1921907212observed
1922865220observed
1923816226observed
1924863223observed
1925818228observed
1926721244observed
1927682250observed
1928659243observed
1929631252observed
1930586259observed
1931558259observed
1932504275observed
1933510273observed
1934466284observed
1935427290observed
1936407301observed
1937418302observed
1938384320observed
1939359333observed
1940335352observed
1941355348observed
1942371365observed
1943344392observed
1944328390observed
1945326394observed
1946301445observed
1947323455observed
1948323444observed
1949356417observed
1950266493observed
1951234550observed
1952270514observed
1953248555observed
1954250562observed
1955244588observed
1956238620observed
1957209684observed
1958216673observed
1959207696observed
1960169786observed
1961195744observed
1962165814observed
1963168801observed
1964166811observed
1965147819observed
1966126897observed
19671031,011observed
1968133893observed
19691061,066observed
1970132961observed
19711121,074observed
19721061,079observed
1973127947observed
19741011,143observed
1975851,301observed
1976931,216observed
19771011,206observed
19781051,194observed
19791061,226observed
1980821,474observed
19811101,193observed
1982921,345observed
19831041,220observed
1984901,343observed
1985941,373observed
1986751,588observed
1987841,519observed
1988661,863observed
1989671,925observed
1990761,862observed
1991801,779observed
1992562,318observed
1993721,942observed
1994522,432observed
1995572,309observed
1996761,898observed
1997632,174observed
1998632,244observed
1999921,738observed
20001181,533observed
20011111,641observed
20021061,720observed
20031221,579observed
20041341,498observed
20051431,471observed
20061521,462observed
20071761,370observed
20081571,486observed
20091611,444observed
20101451,536observed
20111421,540observed
20121781,322observed
20131561,440observed
20141521,471observed
20151471,526observed
20161501,512observed
20171421,545observed
20181391,554observed
20191161,763observed
20201091,808observed
20211111,816observed
20221001,961observed
2023892,142observed
2024862,203observed
2025762,368observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Lela” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking
computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates13

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

    Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

    Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)

    Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023

    BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025

    Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

    Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)

    Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025

    National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)

    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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