Lael
#1,942 for girls in 2025, 99 births · #1,263 for boys in 2025, 156 births
Given to girls 66.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,360since 1895
Lael over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,942 | 99 | #1,263 | 156 |
| 2024 | #2,661 | 65 | #1,472 | 123 |
| 2023 | #3,047 | 54 | #3,005 | 41 |
| 2022 | #3,033 | 54 | #3,617 | 31 |
| 2021 | #3,069 | 53 | #3,814 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,091 | 51 | #2,925 | 40 |
| 2019 | #3,718 | 40 | #2,525 | 52 |
| 2018 | #3,396 | 46 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2017 | #2,835 | 59 | #4,466 | 22 |
| 2016 | #2,866 | 59 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2015 | #2,382 | 77 | #3,365 | 33 |
| 2014 | #2,888 | 59 | #4,263 | 23 |
| 2013 | #3,465 | 45 | #4,463 | 21 |
| 2012 | #2,597 | 69 | #4,390 | 22 |
| 2011 | #2,989 | 57 | #4,221 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2009 | #3,870 | 40 | #5,800 | 15 |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | #4,901 | 19 |
| 2007 | #4,380 | 34 | #5,434 | 16 |
| 2006 | #3,669 | 42 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #3,646 | 40 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | #4,421 | 19 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #3,530 | 23 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #2,568 | 17 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #2,199 | 19 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,027 | 27 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | — | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #4,307 | 5 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
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| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Lael! It came in at #1,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1915, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lael is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#731 · 1 in 3,331
- New Jersey#1,168 · 1 in 7,100
- Virginia#1,180 · 1 in 6,748
- Florida#1,325 · 1 in 8,676
- Pennsylvania#1,392 · 1 in 9,338
Best ever in a state: #349 in Minnesota, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,331 |
| New Jersey | #1,168 | 5 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Virginia | #1,180 | 5 | 1 in 6,748 |
| Florida | #1,325 | 10 | 1 in 8,676 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,392 | 5 | 1 in 9,338 |
| New York | #1,526 | 8 | 1 in 9,791 |
| Texas | #1,714 | 13 | 1 in 12,349 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lael
- 719 spots since 2024 (#2,661 → #1,942)
- 1,149 spots since 2020 (#3,091 → #1,942)
- 440 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #1,942)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1895 at #1,592 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 16,235 girls born in 2025 were named Lael (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #1,592 in 1895, was only 1 in 46,725 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.7% of all girls named Lael (560) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2023, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,592 (1895) | #1,592 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 25 | #3,258 (1916) | #4,120 |
| 1920s | 50 | #3,436 (1928) | #4,249 |
| 1930s | 134 | #1,658 (1933) | #2,445 |
| 1940s | 125 | #2,046 (1942) | #2,893 |
| 1950s | 174 | #2,027 (1954) | #2,763 |
| 1960s | 124 | #3,212 (1960) | #3,840 |
| 1970s | 144 | #3,052 (1975) | #4,521 |
| 1980s | 156 | #3,530 (1982) | #5,078 |
| 1990s | 150 | #5,010 (1997) | #6,283 |
| 2000s | 337 | #3,645 (2008) | #4,186 |
| 2010s | 560 | #2,382 (2015) | #3,044 |
| 2020s | 376 | #1,942 (2025) | #2,807 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lael in 2025
Top girls' names in 2025
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 16,235 of them was named Lael, which outranked 88.8% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
- #1,927Sonya100
- #1,927Suri100
- #1,927Ziya100
- #1,942Lael99
- #1,942Alissa99
- #1,942Anabia99
- #1,942Arwa99
- #1,962Alanni98
- #1,962Asiyah98
- #1,962Cambrie98
Tied with 19 names at #1,942; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 10,949 of them was named Lael, which outranked 90.9% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).