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Lelar

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Pronounced LEE-lur /ˈli.lər/Medium

Meaning: Lelar is best read as a regional elaboration of Lela or Lelia, names tied to Leila, from the Arabic layla, 'night'. The added -r reflects the phonetic spellings common in early-twentieth-century Southern records; no separate origin is documented, so confidence is modest.Low

In 30 seconds: Lelar most likely elaborates Lela, linked to Leila, Arabic for night. It was an early-twentieth-century rarity now faded (said LEE-lur).
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Origin LowArabic, English
MeaningLelar is best read as a regional elaboration of Lela or Lelia, names tied to Leila, from the Arabic layla, 'night'. The added -r reflects the phonetic spellings common in early-twentieth-century Southern records; no separate origin is documented, so confidence is modest.
U.S. rank (1968)#7634 ↘ Falling
1968 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1924
Total births (all-time)≈ 629

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192418831968

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lelar appears in United States birth records from the 1880s into the mid-twentieth century, always as a great rarity. It most plausibly dresses up Lela or Lelia, both connected to Leila, 'night', in the kind of sound-spelled form once common in the South.

A woman named Lelar would belong to a great-grandmother generation, and the name reads as firmly of its era. Its likely parents, Lela and the fuller Leila, remain far clearer choices for anyone drawn to the sound.

Did you know? The name behind Lelar, Leila, spread through the English-speaking world after Lord Byron used it in his early-1800s poetry, carrying the Arabic sense of 'night'.
Overall data confidence 30%
References — Lelar — Likely elaboration of Lela/Lelia < Leila 'night'; early-1900s Southern records

Variations

LelaLeliaLeila

Nicknames

LelaLee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lelar mean?

It most likely elaborates Lela or Lelia, linked to Leila, from the Arabic layla meaning 'night'.

How do you pronounce Lelar?

It's said LEE-lur /ˈli.lər/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Lelar a boy or girl name?

Lelar is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lelar?

It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century name given to only a couple dozen girls a year and gone today.

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