Girl

Laelia

LAY-lee-uh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Latin name from the ancient Roman family Laelii. Also refers to the laelia orchid. Rare classical name with botanical secondary meaning.”

Popularity Over Time

Laelia US popularity rank over timeRank 16479 in 2007 to rank 6068 in 2019. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#6068#11274#16479200520202024

Laelia is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Ancient RomanLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

LeaLaelaLee

Style

ElegantRomanticFloralClassicTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Laelia (ancient Roman figures)

Collections

Floral & Botanical → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Royal Names →

Similar Names

Laelia

Ancient Roman Rare & Uncommon

Laila

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Lucia

Italian Top 100

Aurelia

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Latin, works in Romance language contexts

People Also Ask

Latin name from the ancient Roman family Laelii. Also refers to the laelia orchid. Rare classical name with botanical secondary meaning.

Laelia is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Laelia include Lea, Laela, Lee.

Names that pair beautifully with Laelia include Lucia, Aurelia.