MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Lala mean?
Lala is a Hindi familiar or respectful address also used as a personal name. It begins names such as Lalaram, where it is paired with Rama.
Pronunciation
IAST: lālā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लाला
Letter-by-letter: lālā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Lala in Indian usage
66,317 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,607 records (6.9%).
- Recorded as male: 61,710 records (93.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,923 |
| 1940s | 5,050 |
| 1950s | 9,348 |
| 1960s | 15,350 |
| 1970s | 14,883 |
| 1980s | 12,868 |
| 1990s | 6,467 |
| Other decades | 428 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 21,332 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,794 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8,509 |
| Bihar | 8,051 |
| Haryana | 2,611 |
| Jharkhand | 2,163 |
| Delhi | 1,654 |
| Maharashtra | 1,471 |
| Odisha | 576 |
| Punjab | 345 |
| Gujarat | 330 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 266 |
| Assam | 252 |
| Uttarakhand | 251 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 218 |
| Kerala | 113 |
| Other states | 381 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Lala / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Lala; Table_6, C6798 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Lala; Table_6, C6798