Lela
3 countries#2368 in United States, 2025US
#2368
in United States, 2025
FR
75
total births, France
SCOT
5
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
43,153
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
907
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lela was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
43,073 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2368 · peaked in 1921 with 907 births
Most common in: Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
75 births recorded 1960–2017 · peaked in 1960 with 5 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
5 births recorded 2010–2010 · peaked in 2010 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lela’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1462 | — |
| 2007 | #1370 | ↑92 |
| 2008 | #1486 | ↓116 |
| 2009 | #1444 | ↑42 |
| 2010 | #1536 | ↓92 |
| 2011 | #1540 | ↓4 |
| 2012 | #1322 | ↑218 |
| 2013 | #1440 | ↓118 |
| 2014 | #1471 | ↓31 |
| 2015 | #1526 | ↓55 |
| 2016 | #1512 | ↑14 |
| 2017 | #1545 | ↓33 |
| 2018 | #1554 | ↓9 |
| 2019 | #1763 | ↓209 |
| 2020 | #1808 | ↓45 |
| 2021 | #1816 | ↓8 |
| 2022 | #1961 | ↓145 |
| 2023 | #2142 | ↓181 |
| 2024 | #2203 | ↓61 |
| 2025 | #2368 | ↓165 |