Total births
136
Girls' name · since 1994
Lelaina
136 babies named Lelaina in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 136
- total births
- 1994–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Lelaina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 136 have been recorded since 1994.
Lelaina has 136 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2015.
- 136 total births
- 1994–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
136 girls have been named Lelaina since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.
- 136
- total births
- 1994–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Lelaina was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
11 babies were named Lelaina in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Lelaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lelaina's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lelaina at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Lelaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2015
- Peak year (1994)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lelaina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Lelaina's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lelaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lelaina? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 136 babies named Lelaina. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 11 births.
When was Lelaina most popular? ▼
Lelaina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Lelaina been used? ▼
Records for Lelaina go back to 1994, giving 22 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Lelaina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lela, Lelia, Lelah, Lelani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lelaina's data
- Lelaina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lelaina
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lelaina: Baby Name Since 1994 - 136 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lelaina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lelaina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.