The baby name Lelia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-lee-ə; also commonly LAY-lee-ə or LEH-lee-ə.
The baby name Lelia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-lee-ə; also commonly LAY-lee-ə or LEH-lee-ə.
Lelia is French, Italian in Origin.
Lelia is a feminine name with layered roots. It corresponds to Latin Laelia, the feminine of the Roman family name Laelius. In Ireland, Lelia anglicizes the early Gaelic Líadán/Liadhán, from liath "grey" plus the diminutive -án, meaning "little grey one." Some link the Irish form to the medieval St. Lelia of Killeely. It is also sometimes treated as a variant spelling of Leila/Layla, "night."
Its use rose in the 19th century - spurred in francophone Europe by George Sand’s novel Lélia (1833) - and it enjoyed modest popularity in the United States c. 1880–1910, especially in the South. In Italian records, Lelia also occurs independently. Variants and cognates include Lélia, Laelia, Leila, Lila, and Lyla; short forms are Lia, Lee, and Lili. Notable bearers include actress Lelia Goldoni and painter Lélia Pissarro.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2020 | #1 | — | 882 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #118 | 8 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2015 | #176 | 2 | 1,605 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #253 | 6 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2022 | #275 | 6 | 2,867 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #437 | 15 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #443 | 39 | 9,861 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #460 | 51 | 6,731 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #470 | 29 | 11,913 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #514 | 19 | 11,342 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #529 | 71 | 8,289 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #597 | 15 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #696 | 19 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #706 | 23 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #785 | 160 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #796 | 56 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #876 | 66 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #895 | 22 | 8,487 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #953 | 31 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #993 | 86 | 16,140 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,103 | 350 | 9,415 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Lelia is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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