Lelia
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 95 births
- Debut · girls
- 65 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,645since 1880
Lelia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lelia has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 |
| 2024 | #5,615 | 22 |
| 2023 | #4,276 | 33 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 |
| 2021 | #4,245 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,841 | 37 |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 |
| 2018 | #3,739 | 40 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 34 |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 39 |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 |
| 2013 | #4,076 | 36 |
| 2012 | #3,915 | 39 |
| 2011 | #3,723 | 41 |
| 2010 | #3,889 | 39 |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 |
| 2008 | #4,268 | 36 |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 |
| 2006 | #3,617 | 43 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 |
| 2004 | #3,748 | 38 |
| 2003 | #3,291 | 44 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,808 | 33 |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 |
| 1989 | #3,566 | 28 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 |
| 1986 | #2,779 | 34 |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 |
| 1984 | #2,677 | 34 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 |
| 1981 | #3,436 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 |
| 1979 | #2,621 | 34 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 |
| 1977 | #2,341 | 38 |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 |
| 1975 | #2,196 | 38 |
| 1974 | #2,172 | 37 |
| 1973 | #2,127 | 37 |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 |
| 1971 | #2,427 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 48 |
| 1969 | #2,023 | 38 |
| 1968 | #1,647 | 49 |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 |
| 1966 | #1,416 | 60 |
| 1965 | #1,350 | 66 |
| 1964 | #1,240 | 79 |
| 1963 | #1,271 | 75 |
| 1962 | #1,247 | 78 |
| 1961 | #1,136 | 93 |
| 1960 | #1,052 | 104 |
| 1959 | #1,110 | 93 |
| 1958 | #1,069 | 96 |
| 1957 | #958 | 116 |
| 1956 | #1,043 | 96 |
| 1955 | #873 | 124 |
| 1954 | #884 | 118 |
| 1953 | #832 | 124 |
| 1952 | #870 | 112 |
| 1951 | #789 | 127 |
| 1950 | #827 | 111 |
| 1949 | #665 | 156 |
| 1948 | #708 | 139 |
| 1947 | #722 | 139 |
| 1946 | #658 | 145 |
| 1945 | #665 | 123 |
| 1944 | #631 | 134 |
| 1943 | #624 | 147 |
| 1942 | #645 | 134 |
| 1941 | #542 | 170 |
| 1940 | #562 | 152 |
| 1939 | #535 | 154 |
| 1938 | #537 | 160 |
| 1937 | #547 | 149 |
| 1936 | #538 | 146 |
| 1935 | #485 | 169 |
| 1934 | #510 | 159 |
| 1933 | #486 | 170 |
| 1932 | #475 | 193 |
| 1931 | #488 | 175 |
| 1930 | #475 | 199 |
| 1929 | #490 | 188 |
| 1928 | #435 | 241 |
| 1927 | #443 | 241 |
| 1926 | #412 | 272 |
| 1925 | #397 | 295 |
| 1924 | #392 | 304 |
| 1923 | #393 | 287 |
| 1922 | #380 | 295 |
| 1921 | #398 | 289 |
| 1920 | #397 | 276 |
| 1919 | #359 | 316 |
| 1918 | #370 | 308 |
| 1917 | #383 | 273 |
| 1916 | #386 | 265 |
| 1915 | #363 | 272 |
| 1914 | #351 | 226 |
| 1913 | #374 | 165 |
| 1912 | #333 | 186 |
| 1911 | #313 | 159 |
| 1910 | #333 | 138 |
| 1909 | #302 | 142 |
| 1908 | #297 | 141 |
| 1907 | #295 | 141 |
| 1906 | #300 | 124 |
| 1905 | #280 | 139 |
| 1904 | #251 | 156 |
| 1903 | #246 | 149 |
| 1902 | #262 | 140 |
| 1901 | #244 | 138 |
| 1900 | #216 | 206 |
| 1899 | #224 | 148 |
| 1898 | #241 | 149 |
| 1897 | #221 | 152 |
| 1896 | #222 | 153 |
| 1895 | #217 | 157 |
| 1894 | #220 | 146 |
| 1893 | #227 | 133 |
| 1892 | #193 | 171 |
| 1891 | #191 | 141 |
| 1890 | #203 | 137 |
| 1889 | #202 | 131 |
| 1888 | #197 | 128 |
| 1887 | #202 | 102 |
| 1886 | #196 | 102 |
| 1885 | #184 | 104 |
| 1884 | #175 | 102 |
| 1883 | #181 | 84 |
| 1882 | #163 | 95 |
| 1881 | #176 | 74 |
| 1880 | #186 | 65 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lelia was already there! It came in at #186, and was given to 65 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1994–1996, when fewer than 21 girls a year got the name.
Where Lelia is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Virginia#128 · 1 in 583
- South Carolina#191 · 1 in 1,150
- Maryland#203 · 1 in 1,592
- North Carolina#204 · 1 in 1,313
- Louisiana#235 · 1 in 1,251
Best ever in a state: #94 in Virginia, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #128 | 43 | 1 in 583 |
| South Carolina | #191 | 17 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Maryland | #203 | 8 | 1 in 1,592 |
| North Carolina | #204 | 24 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Louisiana | #235 | 15 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Indiana | #241 | 12 | 1 in 2,023 |
| Kentucky | #245 | 15 | 1 in 1,651 |
| West Virginia | #252 | 10 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Georgia | #306 | 13 | 1 in 2,403 |
| Tennessee | #317 | 10 | 1 in 2,438 |
| Alabama | #332 | 9 | 1 in 2,763 |
| Missouri | #340 | 10 | 1 in 2,857 |
| Oklahoma | #342 | 8 | 1 in 2,476 |
| Mississippi | #343 | 7 | 1 in 2,514 |
| Illinois | #427 | 10 | 1 in 5,823 |
| Texas | #519 | 12 | 1 in 3,939 |
| New York | #565 | 7 | 1 in 13,887 |
| Pennsylvania | #640 | 5 | 1 in 18,683 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 931 spots since 2024 (#5,615 → #6,546)
- 2,705 spots since 2020 (#3,841 → #6,546)
- 2,704 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #6,546)
- Biggest jump: 85 spots in 1957 (#1,043 → #958)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1956 (#873 → #1,043)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #163 (95 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,135
- Highest: 1 in 1,135 girls born in 1882 were named Lelia (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 17.2% of all girls named Lelia (2,688) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 987 | #163 (1882) | #186 |
| 1890s | 1,487 | #191 (1891) | #216 |
| 1900s | 1,476 | #216 (1900) | #269 |
| 1910s | 2,308 | #313 (1911) | #357 |
| 1920s | 2,688 | #380 (1922) | #414 |
| 1930s | 1,674 | #475 (1930) | #508 |
| 1940s | 1,439 | #542 (1941) | #642 |
| 1950s | 1,117 | #789 (1951) | #926 |
| 1960s | 687 | #1,052 (1960) | #1,408 |
| 1970s | 359 | #1,828 (1970) | #2,326 |
| 1980s | 300 | #2,677 (1984) | #3,075 |
| 1990s | 252 | #3,443 (1991) | #4,284 |
| 2000s | 353 | #3,291 (2003) | #4,034 |
| 2010s | 347 | #3,723 (2011) | #4,263 |
| 2020s | 171 | #3,841 (2020) | #4,866 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lelia in 1917
girls
#383
273 births · 1 in 3,961 girls
Top girls' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 3,961 of them was named Lelia, which outranked 92.8% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lelia
- #380Harriette281
- #381Judith280
- #382Wilhelmina279
- #383Lelia273
- #384Bernadette269
- #385Polly267
- #386Madelyn266
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.