How Many People Are Named Laelah?
An estimated 470 people in the United States have the first name Laelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Laelah peaked in popularity in 2017 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
470
About 1 in 729,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
41 births
Total Registered
474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laelah
Laelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 474 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laelah as a female name
Ranked #11,736 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2017 (41 births)
Laelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laelah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 297 babies were registered. Laelah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laelah by Decade
How has Laelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laelah by State
Laelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laelah
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Laelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laelah?
We estimate approximately 470 people named Laelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 729,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Laelah a common name?
Laelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laelah most popular?
Laelah reached peak popularity in 2017, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laelah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laelah a female name?
Laelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laelah Smith, Laelah Johnson, Laelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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