Is Lelah a boy or girl name?

Lelah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,187 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lelah

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Lelah was most popular in 1915, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,910 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,187 people named Lelah.

Lelah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lelah’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lelah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lelah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,187 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