girl's name

Lelie

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 83

Lelie is a girl's name. In 1885 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1901.

Lelie over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lelie by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 5
2000s 35
2010s (to 2010) 35

How popular is Lelie?

In 2010, Lelie was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lelie is used

United States #1,188 5 in 1885
France as Lélie #5,797 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,492 3 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Lelie is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Lélie Lélie is a rare spelling of Lelie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. 25

Names that peaked alongside Lelie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lelie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lelie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lelie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lelie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lelie

How popular is the name Lelie?

In 2010, Lelie was given to 10 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lelie a girl's or a boy's name?

Lelie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Lelie most popular?

Lelie peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.