Leela

Where Leela comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Leela.

  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Leela through the years
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,700 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2013
    Peak, #1,086
    227 babies named Leela, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used in India, a spelling variant of Lila.
Namesakes

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