Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lela

#665 most common girls' name of all time · #1,216 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#665
Rank overall
#1,216 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
43,073
Since 2016
1,118
Peak year
1921 #212
Best rank
#113 1894
Girls Boys peak 907/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lela is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 76 76 #2,368
2024 86 86 #2,203
2023 89 89 #2,142
2022 100 100 #1,962
2021 111 111 #1,816
2020 109 109 #1,808
2019 116 116 #1,763
2018 139 139 #1,554
2017 142 142 #1,546
2016 150 150 #1,512
2015 147 147 #1,526
2014 152 152 #1,471
2013 156 156 #1,440
2012 178 178 #1,322
2011 142 142 #1,540
2010 145 145 #1,536
2009 161 161 #1,444
2008 157 157 #1,486
2007 176 176 #1,370
2006 152 152 #1,462
2005 143 143 #1,471
2004 134 134 #1,499
2003 122 122 #1,579
2002 106 106 #1,720
2001 111 111 #1,641
2000 118 118 #1,533
1999 92 92 #1,738
1998 63 63 #2,245
1997 63 63 #2,175
1996 76 76 #1,899
1995 57 57 #2,309
1994 52 52 #2,432
1993 72 72 #1,942
1992 56 56 #2,318
1991 80 80 #1,779
1990 76 76 #1,863
1989 67 67 #1,925
1988 66 66 #1,864
1987 84 84 #1,519
1986 75 75 #1,588
1985 94 94 #1,374
1984 90 90 #1,343
1983 104 104 #1,220
1982 92 92 #1,345
1981 110 110 #1,193
1980 82 82 #1,474
1979 106 106 #1,227
1978 105 105 #1,195
1977 101 101 #1,206
1976 93 93 #1,217
1975 85 85 #1,301
1974 101 101 #1,143
1973 127 127 #947
1972 106 106 #1,079
1971 112 112 #1,074
1970 132 132 #961
1969 106 106 #1,067
1968 133 133 #893
1967 103 103 #1,011
1966 126 126 #897
1965 147 147 #819
1964 166 166 #811
1963 168 168 #801
1962 165 165 #814
1961 195 195 #744
1960 169 169 #786
1959 207 207 #696
1958 216 216 #673
1957 209 209 #684
1956 238 238 #620
1955 244 244 #588
1954 250 250 #562
1953 248 248 #555
1952 270 270 #514
1951 234 234 #550
1950 266 266 #493
1949 356 356 #417
1948 323 323 #444
1947 323 323 #455
1946 301 301 #445
1945 326 326 #394
1944 328 328 #390
1943 344 344 #392
1942 371 371 #365
1941 355 355 #349
1940 335 335 #352
1939 359 359 #333
1938 384 6 390 #320
1937 418 418 #302
1936 407 407 #301
1935 427 427 #290
1934 466 5 471 #284
1933 510 6 516 #273
1932 504 504 #276
1931 558 558 #259
1930 586 5 591 #259
1929 631 5 636 #252
1928 659 6 665 #243
1927 682 5 687 #250
1926 721 721 #244
1925 818 818 #228
1924 863 863 #223
1923 816 6 822 #226
1922 865 7 872 #221
1921 907 907 #212
1920 878 878 #218
1919 898 6 904 #207
1918 896 6 902 #209
1917 828 828 #212
1916 888 888 #199
1915 774 774 #213
1914 647 647 #202
1913 595 595 #188
1912 523 523 #184
1911 489 489 #162
1910 469 469 #161
1909 414 414 #161
1908 411 411 #161
1907 453 453 #144
1906 447 447 #138
1905 465 465 #135
1904 431 431 #135
1903 420 420 #133
1902 459 459 #125
1901 443 443 #117
1900 530 530 #122
1899 417 417 #116
1898 459 459 #116
1897 438 438 #116
1896 425 425 #113
1895 388 388 #121
1894 413 413 #113
1893 358 358 #121
1892 353 353 #125
1891 337 337 #119
1890 304 304 #128
1889 268 268 #133
1888 292 292 #127
1887 207 207 #131
1886 230 5 235 #123
1885 168 168 #139
1884 213 213 #120
1883 163 163 #126
1882 143 143 #127
1881 125 125 #127
1880 106 106 #142