The baby name Lalla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/).
The baby name Lalla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAH-lah (IPA: /ˈlɑːlə/).
Lalla is in Origin.
Lalla is a feminine name with multilayered roots. In the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) via Amazigh (Berber) and Maghrebi Arabic, Lalla is an honorific meaning “lady” or “madam,” marking respect for noblewomen and female saints; as a given name, it carries the sense of dignity and veneration.
Elsewhere, Lalla functions as a pet form of longer names. In Romance languages it sometimes shortens Eulalia or -ella names; in English it appears as a nickname (e.g., actress Lalla Ward). The Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari is lovingly remembered as Lalla, which has encouraged South Asian usage. Variants and related forms include Lala, Lella, Lalia, and compound royal styles like Moroccan Lalla + given name (Lalla Salma, Lalla Meryem). The name’s tone ranges from affectionate diminutive to formal title, with meanings linked to “lady” (Maghreb), “well-spoken” (via Eulalia), and “beloved” (South Asian “lal”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #32 | 4 | 2,021 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #122 | 4 | 3,755 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #148 | 4 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MA | 0 | #363 | 1,733 | 20,986 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #396 | 10 | 3,185 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #473 | 2,061 | 9,415 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IT | 0 | #611 | 104 | 4,183 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #727 | 12 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #798 | 32 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2010 | #918 | 5 | 9,789 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #938 | 64 | 16,750 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #938 | 18 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #939 | 21 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #956 | 28 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,046 | 96 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,057 | 120 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,409 | 63 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,582 | 33 | 28,008 |
Lalla is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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