Is Leela a boy or girl name?
Leela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 185 girls and 0 boys were named Leela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,369 US babies named Leela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,257
- Babies named Leela since 1898
- 4,369
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 232 babies
Boys and girls named Leela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 158 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 194 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 864 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,033 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 916 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,257 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,280 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,320 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,194 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,224 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,207 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,146 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,106 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,207 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,146 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,177 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,202 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,616 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,599 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,674 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,731 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,705 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,394 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,438 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,400 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,122 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,461 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,246 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,156 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,708 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,767 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,942 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,834 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,449 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,131 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,172 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,553 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,068 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,435 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,765 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,064 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,643 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,984 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,574 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,884 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,872 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,077 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,753 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,816 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,485 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,852 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,602 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,076 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,710 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,554 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,733 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,340 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,675 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,422 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,624 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,582 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,927 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,135 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,019 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,016 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,764 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,232 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,832 |
Highest rank
Leela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,088 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.