girl's name
Leili
- Origin Estonian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 157
Leili is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Leili is a name of Estonian origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Leili over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 48 |
| 2010s | 43 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 26 |
How popular is Leili?
In 2025, Leili was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leili is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leili is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Leïli | Leïli is a rare spelling of Leili, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Leili
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leili also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leili over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leili
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leili — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leili
How popular is the name Leili?
In 2025, Leili was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leili a girl's or a boy's name?
Leili is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leili most popular?
Leili peaked in 2020, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Leili a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leili currently ranks #16,674 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.