Leelah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning weary; a form of Leela or Lilah.
Leelah by the numbers
Leelah was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Lilah
Like Leelah, each of these traces back to Lilah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lilahnight; a form of leila or lilith464 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilah-Maenight; a form of Lilah with Mae17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilah-Rosenight; a form of Lilah combined with Rose14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilah-Raenight; a compound of Lilah and Rae11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lillahnight; a form of Lilah4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leelah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leeladivine play, cosmic play51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilahnight; a form of Layla204 in the US (2017)
- Leylahnight; a form of Layla58 in the US (2017)
- Laelahnight; a respelling of Layla or Laylah41 in the US (2017)
- Leeahweary; a spelling variant of Leah36 in the US (2017)
- Leeyahweary; a modern spelling of Leah18 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leelah
Names that are said the same way as Leelah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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