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Lela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Lela?

Ranking 1,574th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lela is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Lela has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #113 for the first time in 1894 and as recently as 1896.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 907 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Lela was 52 in 1994.

Lela, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1889-1892, 1909-1916, 1995-2000, and 2001-2007, whereas 1963-1967 were years of successive downward movement.

Lela's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Lela be?

Lela's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Lela lately has dropped.

The name Lela is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Lela (Girl)Lela (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 136 1,574 < 5 --
2017 142 1,546 < 5 --
2016 148 1,529 < 5 --
2015 147 1,529 < 5 --
2014 151 1,479 < 5 --
2013 156 1,442 < 5 --
2012 176 1,334 < 5 --
2011 141 1,557 < 5 --
2010 145 1,541 < 5 --
2009 161 1,446 < 5 --
2008 157 1,491 < 5 --
2007 176 1,375 < 5 --
2006 152 1,464 < 5 --
2005 142 1,484 < 5 --
2004 134 1,506 < 5 --
2003 122 1,583 < 5 --
2002 106 1,722 < 5 --
2001 110 1,657 < 5 --
2000 118 1,538 < 5 --
1999 92 1,748 < 5 --
1998 63 2,265 < 5 --
1997 63 2,182 < 5 --
1996 76 1,906 < 5 --
1995 57 2,326 < 5 --
1994 52 2,444 < 5 --
1993 72 1,960 < 5 --
1992 56 2,337 < 5 --
1991 80 1,791 < 5 --
1990 76 1,869 < 5 --
1989 67 1,935 < 5 --
1988 66 1,882 < 5 --
1987 84 1,524 < 5 --
1986 75 1,596 < 5 --
1985 94 1,377 < 5 --
1984 90 1,346 < 5 --
1983 104 1,225 < 5 --
1982 92 1,349 < 5 --
1981 110 1,197 < 5 --
1980 82 1,478 < 5 --
1979 106 1,230 < 5 --
1978 105 1,198 < 5 --
1977 101 1,209 < 5 --
1976 93 1,220 < 5 --
1975 85 1,305 < 5 --
1974 101 1,146 < 5 --
1973 127 951 < 5 --
1972 106 1,081 < 5 --
1971 112 1,079 < 5 --
1970 132 964 < 5 --
1969 106 1,071 < 5 --
1968 133 894 < 5 --
1967 103 1,014 < 5 --
1966 126 898 < 5 --
1965 147 821 < 5 --
1964 166 814 < 5 --
1963 168 801 < 5 --
1962 165 814 < 5 --
1961 195 746 < 5 --
1960 169 788 < 5 --
1959 206 699 < 5 --
1958 217 671 < 5 --
1957 209 686 < 5 --
1956 238 623 < 5 --
1955 244 590 < 5 --
1954 249 565 < 5 --
1953 249 555 < 5 --
1952 270 514 < 5 --
1951 234 550 < 5 --
1950 266 494 < 5 --
1949 356 417 < 5 --
1948 323 444 < 5 --
1947 323 455 < 5 --
1946 301 446 < 5 --
1945 326 394 < 5 --
1944 328 390 < 5 --
1943 345 392 < 5 --
1942 370 366 < 5 --
1941 355 349 < 5 --
1940 335 352 < 5 --
1939 359 333 < 5 --
1938 384 320 6 3,372
1937 418 302 < 5 --
1936 407 301 < 5 --
1935 427 290 < 5 --
1934 466 284 5 3,972
1933 510 273 6 3,489
1932 504 276 < 5 --
1931 557 260 < 5 --
1930 586 259 5 4,316
1929 630 252 5 4,309
1928 659 243 6 3,953
1927 682 250 5 4,530
1926 721 244 < 5 --
1925 818 228 < 5 --
1924 863 223 < 5 --
1923 816 226 6 4,058
1922 865 220 7 3,714
1921 907 212 < 5 --
1920 878 218 < 5 --
1919 898 207 6 3,974
1918 896 209 6 3,966
1917 828 212 < 5 --
1916 888 199 < 5 --
1915 774 213 < 5 --
1914 647 202 < 5 --
1913 595 188 < 5 --
1912 523 184 < 5 --
1911 489 162 < 5 --
1910 469 161 < 5 --
1909 414 161 < 5 --
1908 411 161 < 5 --
1907 453 144 < 5 --
1906 447 138 < 5 --
1905 465 135 < 5 --
1904 431 135 < 5 --
1903 420 133 < 5 --
1902 459 125 < 5 --
1901 443 117 < 5 --
1900 530 122 < 5 --
1899 417 116 < 5 --
1898 459 115 < 5 --
1897 438 116 < 5 --
1896 425 113 < 5 --
1895 388 121 < 5 --
1894 413 113 < 5 --
1893 358 120 < 5 --
1892 353 124 < 5 --
1891 337 118 < 5 --
1890 304 129 < 5 --
1889 268 133 < 5 --
1888 292 127 < 5 --
1887 207 131 < 5 --
1886 230 123 5 1,047
1885 168 139 < 5 --
1884 213 120 < 5 --
1883 163 126 < 5 --
1882 143 127 < 5 --
1881 125 127 < 5 --
1880 106 142 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.