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Girl's name · #1282 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave
Leela reached #1088 in 2013 and has eased to #1282 since. About 4,500 girls have carried it since 1898.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#722 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,293 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,847 in France (2025) · #1,782 in Canada (2024).
Among 54 notable people named Leela:
Entertainers appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leela Chitnis, Indian actress (1909–2003).
Together with its spelling variant Lela (#2374), Leela would rank around #1003 with about 250 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Leela and Lela.
Similar names: Sahana · Leilah · Keyla · Riya · Aanya · Nala
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