Recorded 2002–2025 Girls' name Peak 2011 58 births

Leelu — girls' name

58 babies named Leelu in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Leelu since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

58
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Leelu was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

11 babies were named Leelu in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leelu

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Leelu between 2002 and 2025, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leelu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leelu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leelu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leelu 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 58 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.

Leelu at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

58

Since 2002

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2002

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2025

Leelu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2002

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2011)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 202520172014201220112009200820042002 5

Leelu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 55% of Leelu's all-time total
2000s202010s322020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leelu?
58 babies have been named Leelu since 2002. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2011 with 11 births.
When was Leelu most popular?
Leelu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Leelu been used?
Leelu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leelu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leena, Leela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2025 (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.