The baby name Leli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEH-lee (ˈlɛli); also LAY-lee (ˈleɪli).
The baby name Leli is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEH-lee (ˈlɛli); also LAY-lee (ˈleɪli).
Leli is Albanian, Hawaiian in Origin.
Leli is a compact, cross-cultural name used both as a given name and as an affectionate short form. In Greek it often shortens Eleni/Helena (from helene, “torch; light”), while in Spanish and Italian it can contract Leticia/Letizia (from Latin laetitia, “joy”). It also overlaps with Lelia/Laelia, a Roman family name of uncertain origin, and sometimes mirrors Lily/Lili.
Once chiefly a pet form, Leli now appears independently in contemporary registers. Variants and related forms include Lely, Leliya, Lelia, Lela, Lili, and Leti. Because the name travels through different roots, meanings vary by lineage: “light,” “joy,” or the lily’s purity. Unisex in some contexts but more often feminine, it remains easy to pronounce across languages.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| ID | 0 | #37 | 3 | 2,238 | |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #96 | 7 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #103 | 6 | 1,564 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #115 | 64 | 4,064 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #181 | 2 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #218 | 81 | 5,122 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #221 | 7 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #499 | 12 | 6,731 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #515 | 9 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #576 | 24 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #793 | 192 | 5,561 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #833 | 19 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #883 | 61 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #913 | 23 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #916 | 44 | 14,742 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #928 | 14 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #944 | 51 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,044 | 35 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 35 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,367 | 80 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,408 | 64 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Leli is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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