Lela
Female#1123 most common in Croatia191 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Light, torch
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Lela
Croatian affectionate short form of Jelena, from Greek 'helene' (torch).
Popularity with newborns
Lela has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
191 people in Croatia are called Lela, according to the 2021 census. That is #1123 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lela is recorded in 7 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Grad ZagrebIstarskaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSisačko-moslavačkaSplitsko-dalmatinskaZagrebačka
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.