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Why parents love Lela- Lela Rochon starred in Waiting to Exhale.
- The meaning dark beauty/night is romantically powerful.
- Two syllables with a gentle, flowing sound: LEE-lah.
- The Arabic-Greek duality gives genuine depth.
- The most compact form of night-beauty.
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The vibe of Lela
dark beautynightArabiclaylaGreeklaliaspeechRochonWaiting to Exhalecompact
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Origin & history of Lela
Arabic layla (night) or Greek lalia (speech)
→ Lela
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Arabic / Indian / Sanskrit roots
Lela connects to Arabic layla (night) or Greek lalia (speech). Lela Rochon starred in Waiting to Exhale.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic/Greek variant; Lela Rochon.
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Today
Lela remains a beloved choice, ranking #1788 in the US. 42,994 babies have been named Lela since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Lela?
1921
peak year
Lela appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1921, 907 babies received the name (ranked #212). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1788), with roughly 119 babies named Lela each year. Lela has been declining in recent years. In total, around 42,994 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
907
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #212)
(ranked #212)
119
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,190
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
42,994
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Lela3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Lela's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — night-beauty nurturing. People named Lela tend to be gentle, flowing, and gifted at being the most compact form of dark beauty.
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Most compact dark beauty✦
Arabic-night◈
Greek-speech◎
Rochon-Exhale♡
Gentle flowingL3
E5
L3
A1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Lela✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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