Lelia is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lelia means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lelia across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lelia has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lelia is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “from the Roman family Laelius”. A classical Roman family name of uncertain meaning.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,645 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 32 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 49 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lelia per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1919 (316/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1971 (5/yr).
Lelia has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #674 nationally (given to 316 babies that year).
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