Lela

Variation of Leila, Arabic
"night"

Lela Origin and Meaning

The name Lela is a girl's name meaning "night".

There are a dizzying number of varieties of the Arabic name Leila or Layla, two of the most popular versions, with Lela one of the rarer, given to fewer than 100 baby girls in the US each year. Pronunciation and spelling can be a challenge, so if you choose this simple, lovely name, you will be explaining it much more often than you want to.

# 951 in the US

Lela Rank in US Top 1000

Lela Popularity

Famous People Named Lela

  • Lela Rochon (born Lela Rochon Staples)
    actress
  • Lela Rose
    American fashion designer

Lela in Pop Culture

  • Lela
    character in Teen Beach Movie
  • Emily Drexel Lela Kaldwin
    character in the Dishonored video game series