How Many People Are Named Laela?
people named Laela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 204,661 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,685 babies named Laela in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
111 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Laela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Laela alive today is about 14 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Laela first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2009, to 111 babies. In 2025, 22 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Laela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,897, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #5,643.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,643 |
| Best rank | #1,897 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,582 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Laela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Laela were born in Texas than in any other state: about 153 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Laela was given 3 times as often in Texas, 1.9 times in Florida and 1.3 times in California.
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