Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- night beauty
- Sanskrit
- Playful
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leela
Pronunciation
le(e)-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1106, 232 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1279, 175 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 |
| 2024 | 185 |
| 2023 | 179 |
| 2022 | 179 |
| 2021 | 179 |
| 2020 | 194 |
| 2019 | 192 |
| 2018 | 196 |
| 2017 | 217 |
| 2016 | 232 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #365, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #719, 51 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2016 | 76 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1778, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #477, 7 births); most recent 2018 (rank #502, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #355, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #461, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence