How Many People Are Named Lelah?
An estimated 701 people in the United States have the first name Lelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Lelah peaked in popularity in 1915 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lelah 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 Lelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
701
About 1 in 488,951 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1915
43 births
Total Registered
2,177
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lelah
Lelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,177 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lelah as a female name
Ranked #10,697 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (43 births)
Lelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lelah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 309 babies were registered. Lelah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lelah by Decade
How has Lelah 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.
Lelah by State
Birth registrations for Lelah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia. The lowest are in Iowa, California, Illinois. On average, about 13 Lelahs were registered per state.
Lelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lelah?
We estimate approximately 701 people named Lelah 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 488,951 Americans share this first name.
Is Lelah a common name?
Lelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,177 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lelah most popular?
Lelah reached peak popularity in 1915, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lelah is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lelah a female name?
Lelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lelah Smith, Lelah Johnson, Lelah 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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