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Girl name

Laelah

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Laelah has been given to about 474 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 471
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laelah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time474

How popular is Laelah?

Its best year was 2017, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 3740th. The typical living American called Laelah is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Laelah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laylah0.82
  2. Lailah0.82
  3. Leah0.70
  4. Selah0.70
  5. Jaylah0.70
  6. Kaylah0.70
  7. Nailah0.70
  8. Lilah0.65

Middle names for Laelah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laelah Eve0.80
  2. Laelah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Laelah Josephine0.78
  4. Laelah Anne0.78
  5. Laelah Rose0.77
  6. Laelah June0.76

Sibling names for Laelah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.82
  2. Bodebrother · 0.82
  3. Aaravbrother · 0.81
  4. Malayasister · 0.81
  5. Ayaneither · 0.81
  6. Kensleysister · 0.81

Where Laelah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Laelah Anderson0.74
    2. Laelah White0.72
    3. Laelah Reyes0.72
    4. Laelah Nguyen0.72
    5. Laelah Moore0.72
    6. Laelah Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Laelah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.