Lela
Lela is a female given name: 99% of people named Lela are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- US births since 1880
- 68 male / 42,167 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lela
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lela," in English, "Guten Tag Lela," in German. Lela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lela,
German
Guten Tag Lela,
French
Bonjour Lela,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lela:
Chinese
Lela您好：
Japanese
Lela様
English
Hi Lela,
German
Hi Lela,
French
Salut Lela,
Spanish
Hola Lela,
Chinese
Lela你好：
Japanese
Lelaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Georgia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
68 male · 42,167 female · 42,235 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lela a male or female name?
Lela is a female given name: 99% of people named Lela are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Lela in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lela," in English, "Guten Tag Lela," in German. Lela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Lela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lela a unisex name?
Lela is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Lela are men. Lela leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lela a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lela (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lela,
title = {Is Lela a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lela},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}