Given name & surname
Lala
“resembling a tulip”
Lala is used as a given name and a surname. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
In French usage, Lala is a diminutive of Lalanañahary.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,778
- 0 boys · 1,778 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,635 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,635 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,055 as a first name in 2020; 1,702 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lala’s family of names
In French usage, Lala is a diminutive of Lalanañahary. Lala has a related form in Laleh. Lala has a related form in Lalla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lala has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lala
- Lala SloatmanAmerican model, actress, costumerborn 1970
- Lala YusifovaAzerbaijani rhythmic gymnastborn 1996
- Lala WaneFranco-Senegalese basketball playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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