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Leela

Leela holds the #1279 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 175 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2013 (#1086 nationally, 227 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1898. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#774 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1279
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1086
in 2013 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
175
girls named Leela

Leela popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.007%0.011%0.014%18801900192019401960198020002020#1086 in 2013
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2013

Where Leela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025PA—New Jersey: #774 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#774Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025CT—California: #889 (32 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#889Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leela in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #1325 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1325
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Colorado (#789), New Jersey (#774), Minnesota (#835)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Leela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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