Girl
Lela
Lela is a girl's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyDiminutive of Delilah
EtymologyAlso variant of Leila – "night"
Births by decade
1900s
4,473
1910s
7,019
1920s
7,867
1930s
4,640
1940s
3,362
1950s
2,382
1960s
1,478
1970s
1,068
1980s
864
1990s
687
2000s
1,378
2010s
1,205
Peaked in the 1920s · 36,423 total U.S. births since 1900