The baby name Lela appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1916 with 1,249 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lela has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 691 |
| 1911 | 740 |
| 1912 | 678 |
| 1913 | 816 |
| 1914 | 845 |
| 1915 | 1,076 |
| 1916 | 1,249 |
| 1917 | 1,138 |
| 1918 | 1,205 |
| 1919 | 1,134 |
| 1920 | 1,131 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
| 1922 | 1,060 |
| 1923 | 894 |
| 1924 | 911 |
| 1925 | 1,168 |
| 1926 | 961 |
| 1927 | 1,020 |
| 1928 | 969 |
| 1929 | 920 |
| 1930 | 895 |
| 1931 | 795 |
| 1932 | 768 |
| 1933 | 749 |
| 1934 | 618 |
| 1935 | 646 |
| 1936 | 514 |
| 1937 | 523 |
| 1938 | 474 |
| 1939 | 400 |
| 1940 | 336 |
| 1941 | 352 |
| 1942 | 385 |
| 1943 | 426 |
| 1944 | 275 |
| 1945 | 311 |
| 1946 | 322 |
| 1947 | 352 |
| 1948 | 329 |
| 1949 | 403 |
| 1950 | 280 |
| 1951 | 251 |
| 1952 | 335 |
| 1953 | 256 |
| 1954 | 243 |
| 1955 | 230 |
| 1956 | 270 |
| 1957 | 218 |
| 1958 | 229 |
| 1959 | 220 |
| 1960 | 133 |
| 1961 | 183 |
| 1962 | 112 |
| 1963 | 133 |
| 1964 | 112 |
| 1965 | 147 |
| 1966 | 82 |
| 1967 | 58 |
| 1968 | 120 |
| 1969 | 39 |
| 1970 | 104 |
| 1971 | 67 |
| 1972 | 48 |
| 1973 | 85 |
| 1974 | 45 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 58 |
| 1977 | 53 |
| 1978 | 69 |
| 1979 | 36 |
| 1980 | 32 |
| 1981 | 60 |
| 1982 | 37 |
| 1983 | 33 |
| 1984 | 43 |
| 1985 | 42 |
| 1986 | 49 |
| 1987 | 24 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 55 |
| 2000 | 35 |
| 2001 | 55 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2003 | 67 |
| 2004 | 109 |
| 2005 | 95 |
| 2006 | 128 |
| 2007 | 154 |
| 2008 | 119 |
| 2009 | 124 |
| 2010 | 112 |
| 2011 | 98 |
| 2012 | 146 |
| 2013 | 117 |
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2016 | 112 |
| 2017 | 86 |
| 2018 | 77 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 42 |