Girl · Latin
Lelia
Say it: LEEL-yuh
Meaning
From Latin Laelia, feminine of the Roman family name Laelius, whose meaning is unknown.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Revived in the 1800s, partly through George Sand's novel Lélia (1833), and used in the US around 1880 to 1920.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 15,509 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1892, about 1 in 1,200 girls
- 37 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Lelia |
|---|---|
| French | Lélia |
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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