Baby name

Lelia

Girl

Origin of the name

Lelia comes from the Latin Laelia, the feminine of the Roman family name Laelius.

Classic name

In 1919, Lelia reached its peak: 316 girls, 1 baby in 6,678. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 6545.

15,645births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 359rank at its peak, in 1919

Where babies named Lelia are born

1919

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The darker the blue, the more common Lelia is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lelia is most common in Virginia (7.2 times), Louisiana (4) and Alabama (3.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Celia 56,642
Lela 43,005
Delia 37,318
Leia 18,778
Lilia 14,314
Elia 9,084

Names from the same era

Zelma · Aline · Corine · Hester · Avis · Edythe

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