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The baby name Lala is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/).

Lala is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Persian, Turkish
Pronunciation: LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/)

What is the meaning of the name Lala ?

The baby name Lala is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/).

Lala is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Lala is a cross-cultural given name and nickname with several roots. In Spanish and Catalan it shortens Eulalia/Eulalie; in Polish and other Slavic languages lala means "doll," so it became an affectionate pet form. In Persian and Turkish spheres it aligns with Lale/Laleh, meaning "tulip," yielding Lala as a variant. In Hindi-Urdu, Lala is an old honorific for merchants or learned men, occasionally adopted as a given name or surname. Maghrebi Arabic Lalla, "lady," supplies a closely related spelling.

Found in records as a familiar name that sometimes migrated to legal use, Lala spread beyond its pet-name origins in the 20th century and is now chosen independently in the Americas, the Philippines, and parts of Central and South Asia. While most common for girls, it can be unisex in South Asia. Variants and relatives include LaLa, Lalla, Lale, Laleh, Lali, Lally/Lallie, and Lola. Core meanings evoked: tulip, doll, and lady.

Lala has the following similar or variant Names

Lala – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
AZ Girls 0 #16 101 1,051
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
BW 0 #19 1 960
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
AZ 0 #28 16 706
BN 0 #28 5 2,297
TM Girls 0 #31 5 574
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
BN Girls 0 #67 40 5,459
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AF 0 #72 5 1,883
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
PH 0 #77 20 5,607
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
AF Girls 0 #82 13 2,402
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
BW Girls 0 #84 68 4,216
ID Girls 0 #84 15 3,319
RS 0 #84 1 923
TW 0 #86 15 4,523
QA 0 #91 10 7,011
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
GE Girls 0 #95 10 1,564
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
RS Girls 0 #122 14 1,651
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
AZ Boys 0 #128 4 1,400
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BN Boys 0 #131 9 6,332
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
PA 0 #136 3 3,797
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
BW Boys 0 #150 5 4,685
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
TW Girls 0 #154 132 8,139
HU Boys 0 #160 15 3,954
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
AE 0 #168 10 10,220
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
Sweden Girls 2020 #179 2 1,663
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
RU 0 #188 7 3,641
MO Girls 0 #190 62 7,056
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
AL Girls 0 #208 15 4,141
AO Girls 0 #209 9 4,575
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
NA Girls 0 #212 13 7,146
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
AF Boys 0 #221 50 3,535
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
MO Boys 0 #226 9 5,842
QA Girls 0 #228 89 15,378
TW Boys 0 #228 14 7,111
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
BD 0 #236 6 5,992
JP Girls 0 #236 10 6,592
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
NA Boys 0 #248 6 6,830
PH Girls 0 #248 145 13,098
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
HR Boys 0 #249 10 3,997
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
HR Girls 0 #257 33 3,687
SG 0 #260 10 11,010
KZ Girls 0 #262 59 5,862
MA 0 #266 3,453 20,986
AL Boys 0 #268 31 5,122
JO Girls 0 #269 57 7,570
EG Girls 0 #270 1,735 14,742
JM Girls 0 #270 9 7,507
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
SA 0 #273 23 10,560
OM Girls 0 #280 117 15,987
Canada Girls 2021 #286 5 2,910
IQ Girls 0 #288 238 11,303
KZ Boys 0 #288 9 6,578
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
CZ Boys 0 #297 9 6,530
SD Girls 0 #297 49 7,678
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
MY 0 #300 31 12,352
DK Girls 0 #307 10 7,429
CN Girls 0 #313 37 8,829
RU Girls 0 #318 207 11,913
CZ Girls 0 #324 18 5,378
PL Girls 0 #324 31 5,096
CN Boys 0 #325 7 9,639
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
HK 0 #329 20 8,483
EG 0 #331 70 6,387
GT 0 #332 7 5,948
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
YE 0 #338 44 8,639
AE Girls 0 #340 217 20,968
HK Girls 0 #342 319 16,104
KW Girls 0 #343 174 19,177
PH Boys 0 #352 32 11,440
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
MU Girls 0 #354 9 8,539
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
SA Girls 0 #365 711 25,931
Finland Girls 0 #380 12 1,368
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
JO Boys 0 #384 6 7,057
EG Boys 0 #389 774 15,035
MX 0 #393 21 8,339
France Girls 2021 #397 9 3,185
PT Girls 0 #399 53 7,952
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
CO Girls 0 #403 1,311 16,140
Finland Boys 0 #406 22 2,041
UY Boys 0 #406 8 5,922
UY Girls 0 #410 102 6,731
SG Girls 0 #411 178 18,916
DZ 0 #417 1,327 20,130
ZA 0 #419 29 14,421
PS Girls 0 #421 103 10,981
CO 0 #423 58 7,768
BH 0 #426 128 17,937
MY Girls 0 #427 749 24,821
CL 0 #429 6 6,867
PA Girls 0 #430 52 9,861
Spain 0 #431 22 2,326
LY 0 #433 104 12,703
IN Boys 0 #434 762 16,750
SD Boys 0 #436 10 10,523
LB 0 #443 227 13,263
AR Girls 0 #447 159 8,289
AR Boys 0 #450 18 7,628
SY 0 #465 295 11,684
CR Girls 0 #477 56 11,342
HK Boys 0 #482 46 12,905
GT Girls 0 #486 20 7,500
RU Boys 0 #486 20 12,621
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
ZA Girls 0 #502 934 25,928
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
IL Girls 0 #509 110 11,648
IR Girls 0 #509 22 8,334
KW Boys 0 #513 265 18,755
CM Girls 0 #519 22 11,671
PS Boys 0 #523 26 10,655
IR Boys 0 #532 21 10,162
SA Boys 0 #535 1,995 28,008
CM Boys 0 #537 14 12,054
OM Boys 0 #547 361 17,948
IQ Boys 0 #549 119 13,071
BD Boys 0 #551 26 10,045
Spain Girls 0 #553 497 5,561
AE Boys 0 #563 649 22,615
IN Girls 0 #572 60 13,121
IL Boys 0 #576 32 10,983
BO Girls 0 #590 22 9,488
TN 0 #595 253 13,765
CL Girls 0 #606 252 14,098
CL Boys 0 #606 60 13,390
QA Boys 0 #606 102 18,093
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
MX Girls 0 #628 758 17,781
BR Girls 0 #642 319 12,708
SG Boys 0 #651 47 17,960
BR Boys 0 #699 53 12,213
IT 0 #699 16 4,183
NL Girls 0 #705 256 5,933
Finland Girls 2026 #725 14 3,895
NG Girls 0 #741 46 15,093
PE Girls 0 #784 161 14,861
Germany Girls 0 #793 46 4,949
MY Boys 0 #810 311 25,439
CO Boys 0 #834 87 15,656
PE Boys 0 #854 25 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #862 69 5,610
NG Boys 0 #886 66 16,906
NL Boys 0 #896 56 5,873
United States Girls 2024 #903 14 8,487
ZA Boys 0 #916 265 25,619
MX Boys 0 #933 50 16,355
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
IT Girls 0 #943 548 9,415
TR 0 #987 227 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,282 190 10,046

Lala is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Sweden
AE
AF

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People also ask about Lala

Lala is predominantly a girl's name.
Lala is a 2 syllable name, pronounced LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lale, Laleh, Lali, Lalita, Lalisa and Lalla.
Across languages, Lala has these equivalents: Laleh (Persian), Lale (Turkish), Lali (Georgian/Armenian), Lalla (Maghrebi Arabic honorific), Lalita (Sanskrit-derived).
Yes — Lala ranked #179 in Sweden in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Lala ranks highest in Sweden (#179 in 2020).
Lala's popularity is rising. It moved from #406 in 2011 to #397 in 2021 in France.