How Many People Are Named Lelia?
An estimated 4,048 people in the United States have the first name Lelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Lelia peaked in popularity in 1919 with 316 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lelia 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 Lelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,048
About 1 in 84,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1919
316 births
Total Registered
15,627
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lelia
Lelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,627 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lelia as a female name
Ranked #5,698 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (316 births)
Lelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,688 babies were registered. Lelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lelia by Decade
How has Lelia 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.
Lelia by State
Birth registrations for Lelia span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in District of Columbia, New Jersey, Iowa. On average, about 285 Lelias were registered per state.
Lelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lelia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lelia?
We estimate approximately 4,048 people named Lelia 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 84,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Lelia a common name?
Lelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,627 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lelia most popular?
Lelia reached peak popularity in 1919, when 316 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lelia is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lelia a female name?
Lelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lelia Smith, Lelia Johnson, Lelia 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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