Given name & surname
Lalla
“resembling a tulip”
Lalla is a variant of Lala. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lalla is a variant of Lala. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a tulip.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lalla 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 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lalla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 324
- 0 boys · 324 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 15 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 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 as a first name in 2020; 692 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.
Lalla’s family of names
Lalla has a related form in Lala. Lalla has a related form in Lally. In Greek usage, Lalla as a surname is a transliteration of Λάλλα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lalla
- Lalla WardEnglish actress, authorborn 1951
- Lalla EssaydiMoroccan photographer and painter (born 1956)
- Lalla CarlsenNorwegian actor and singer (1889-1967)
- Lalla Malika IssoufouFirst Lady of Nigerborn 1975
- Lalla MasudaMoroccan political figure in the Saadi Dynasty1532–1591
- Lalla MirandaAustralian opera singer (1874-1944)
- Lalla Mariam Bint Moulaye IdrissMauritanian politicianborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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