Recorded 1994–2015 Girls' name Peak 1994 136 births

Lelaina — girls' name

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.

1990s342000s672010s35

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.

What the Data Says About Lelaina

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Lelaina between 1994 and 2015, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lelaina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lelaina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lelaina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lelaina 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 136 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.

Lelaina at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

136

Since 1994

22 years of records

Peak year

1994

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1994

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2015

Lelaina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1994

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 2015201120082004200119971994 11

Lelaina by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 49% of Lelaina's all-time total
1990s342000s672010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lelaina?
136 babies have been named Lelaina since 1994. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year 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?
Lelaina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 22 years of data 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.

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, 1994–2015 (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.