Given name
Laleh
“resembling a tulip”
Laleh is a variant of Lala. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laleh is a variant of Lala. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laleh is a variant of Lala. An origin associated with Lala is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laleh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 0 boys · 97 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,809 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,809 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 511 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Laleh
- LalehSwedish singer and songwriterborn 1982
- Laleh BakhtiarIranian academic (1938-2020)
- Laleh SeddighIranian racing driverborn 1977
- Laleh MarzbanIranian actressborn 1994
- Laleh KhadiviAmerican writerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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