Given name & surname
Lelah
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
Lelah is a variant of Laila. One Arabic interpretation is “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lelah is a variant of Laila. One Arabic interpretation is “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lelah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,187
- 0 boys · 2,187 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,825 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,825 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 772 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 62,445 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lelah’s family of names
In English usage, Lelah has a related form in Leila. Lelah has a related form in Laila.
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.
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