Is Leala a boy or girl name?

Leala is a girl’s name. Of the 875 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Leala

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Leala was most popular in 2006, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,583 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 875 people named Leala.

Leala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leala’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 875 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org