Leella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Leella

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Leella between 1915 and 2021, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leella 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 27 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.