Given name
Lahela
“as innocent as a lamb”
Lahela is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “as innocent as a lamb.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “as innocent as a lamb.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lahela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 230
- 0 boys · 230 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lahela’s family of names
Lahela has a related form in Lahelah. Lahela has a related form in Lahella. Lahela has a related form in Lahellah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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