Lela
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning divine play; a form of Leela.
Lela by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Lela. In the US, 142 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 907 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lylanight751 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilaplayful, divine play; also purple flower277 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Lolasorrows; diminutive of Dolores524 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leiaweary; a form of leah1,151 in the US (2017)
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lela
Names that are said the same way as Lela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Lela, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lela
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