Is Lela a boy or girl name?
Lela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 0 boys were named Lela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 42,994 US babies named Lela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,200
- Babies named Lela since 1880
- 42,994
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 907 babies
Boys and girls named Lela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,915 | 99.7% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,892 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 4,473 | 100% |
| 1910s | 12 | 7,007 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 29 | 7,840 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 22 | 4,619 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,362 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,382 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,478 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,068 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 864 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 687 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,379 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,465 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 495 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,200 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,147 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,969 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,823 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,814 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,764 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,572 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,547 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,514 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,530 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,476 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,444 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,328 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,551 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,541 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,446 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,492 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,378 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,465 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,476 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,508 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,585 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,725 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,658 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,538 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,748 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,265 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,183 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,906 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,326 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,444 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,960 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,336 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,792 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,869 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,935 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,882 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,525 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,596 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,377 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,346 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,225 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,349 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,196 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,478 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,230 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,197 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,209 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,219 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,146 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 127 | #951 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,080 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,079 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 132 | #964 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,071 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 133 | #894 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,015 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 126 | #899 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 147 | #821 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 166 | #814 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 168 | #801 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 165 | #814 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 195 | #746 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 169 | #788 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 207 | #698 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 216 | #674 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 209 | #687 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 238 | #621 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 244 | #590 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 250 | #562 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 248 | #555 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 270 | #514 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 234 | #550 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 266 | #494 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 356 | #417 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 323 | #444 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 323 | #455 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 301 | #446 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 326 | #394 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 328 | #390 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 345 | #392 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 370 | #365 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 355 | #349 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 335 | #352 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 359 | #333 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,372 | 384 | #320 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 418 | #302 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 407 | #301 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 427 | #290 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,971 | 466 | #284 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,488 | 510 | #273 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 504 | #276 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 558 | #260 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,315 | 586 | #259 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,309 | 631 | #252 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,954 | 659 | #243 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,529 | 682 | #250 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 721 | #244 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 818 | #228 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 863 | #223 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,057 | 816 | #226 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,715 | 865 | #220 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 907 | #212 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 878 | #218 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,974 | 898 | #207 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,966 | 896 | #209 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 828 | #212 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 888 | #199 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 774 | #213 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 647 | #202 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 595 | #188 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 523 | #184 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 489 | #162 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 469 | #161 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 414 | #161 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 411 | #161 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 453 | #144 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 447 | #138 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 465 | #135 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 431 | #135 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 420 | #133 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 459 | #125 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 443 | #117 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 530 | #122 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 417 | #116 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 459 | #115 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 438 | #116 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 425 | #113 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 388 | #121 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 413 | #113 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 358 | #120 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 353 | #124 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 337 | #118 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 304 | #129 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 268 | #133 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 292 | #127 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 207 | #131 |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,047 | 230 | #123 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 168 | #139 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 213 | #120 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 163 | #126 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 143 | #127 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 125 | #127 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 106 | #142 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lela reached #1,047 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #113 in 1894. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lela
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.