Leela

Sanskrit

"play"

Leela Origin and Meaning

The name Leela is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin meaning "play".

While Leela may be a spelling variation of Lila or Leila, it's also an Indian name in its own right with a playful meaning. And unlike it's more popular Western sisters, Leela does not create pronunciation confusion.

Leela Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2039 on Nameberry

Leela Popularity

• 1509 Nameberry 2023
• 274 Unique 2023
• 746 Future 2028
• 880 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Leela

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Leela.

• Leilah
• Laina
• Blayke
• Cilla
• Lela
• Lys
• Emi
• Jasmin
• Rosellen
• Neema
• Sabella
• Kinzley
• Benny
• Laiken
• Johannah
• Kasey
• Jaida
• Janae
• Emani
• Rori

Famous People Named Leela

• Leela Naidu Indian actress and renowned beauty
• Leela James American R&B singer,songwriter
• Leela Gandhi Indian academic; great,granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi
• Leela Mishra Indian actress
• Blu Leela Minsker (b. 2011) daughter of filmmaker Ethan Minsker

Leela in Pop Culture

• Turanga Leela character on "Futurama" who is known simply as Leela
• Leela companion on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Leela Kantaria character on TV's "Nikita"