Given name
Leala
“one who is faithful; loyal”
Leala is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “one who is faithful; loyal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one who is faithful; loyal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
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
Leala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 875
- 0 boys · 875 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,277 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,277 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 645 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.
Leala’s family of names
Leala has a related form in Leola. Leala has a related form in Leal. Leala has a related form in Lealia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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