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Leela

Leela means “play or divine play” (Sanskrit origin). 4,530 US babies since 1940, peak 2016.

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What it means

“play or divine play”

SanskritWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2016

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4,530 US babies were named Leela between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Leela (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 5 Lelas spell it Leela

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2016)