US rank #7843 Girls' name Peak 2019 228 births

Laelia — #7843 US girls' name

228 babies named Laelia in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s1242020s71
#7843
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Laelia was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

20 babies were named Laelia in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Laelia between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laelia currently holds the #7843 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laelia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 228 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

228

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2019

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,843

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
20
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
510152025 20242021201820152012200920062005 6

Laelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 54% of Laelia's all-time total
2000s332010s1242020s71

Laelia by state

Where Laelia concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Laelia's total US births 2.2%

5 of 228 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laelia?
228 babies have been named Laelia since 2005. It currently ranks #7843 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 20 births.
When was Laelia most popular?
Laelia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Laelia most popular?
The top states for the name Laelia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Laelia been used?
Laelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lael, Laela, Laelah, Laetitia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.