girl's name
Lelya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 245
Lelya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2000.
Lelya over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 45 |
| 2010s | 135 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Lelya?
In 2025, Lelya was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Lelya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lélya | Lélya is a rare spelling of Lelya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
| Lëlya | Lëlya is a rare spelling of Lelya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Lelya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lelya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lelya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lelya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lelya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lelya
Is Lelya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lelya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lelya most popular?
Lelya peaked in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lelya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lelya currently ranks #2,437 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.