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Lelia

Lelia means “play or divine play” (Sanskrit origin). 5,025 US babies since 1940, peak 1941.

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What it means

“play or divine play”

SanskritSpelling of Leela

In US birth records

Peak year: 1941

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5,025 US babies were named Lelia between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Lelia (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 Lelia

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

Name twins (peaked around 1941)