Feminine dossier · first seen 1898

Leela

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Leela
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

232

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1898Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

20.3%

2024

185

All-time

4,369

Leela has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 232 girls were named Leela.

In 2024, only 185 girls were given the name.

Down 20.3% from its peak.

All told, about 4,369 Americans have been named Leela and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1898.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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