Lael
Lael was the 1264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,140 places. More babies were named Lael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,264 boys, up 1,695 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 156boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,526babies recorded
Lael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,952 | #1,264 | 99 | 156 |
| 2020 | #3,122 | #2,959 | 51 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,344 | #6,236 | 49 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,482 | #11,431 | 27 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,883 | — | 9 | — |
| 1980 | #3,921 | #3,746 | 20 | 11 |
| 1970 | #6,692 | #2,455 | 7 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,280 | — | 15 | — |
| 1950 | #3,560 | #3,517 | 10 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,496 | — | 12 | — |
| 1930 | #2,955 | — | 10 | — |
| 1920 | #4,671 | — | 6 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lael, counting every spelling?
Lael has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,202 for boys in 2025, against #1,264 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lael?
156 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lael (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lael?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Lael are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 2 and 28. That makes Lael a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lael by state
How common Lael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Lael
How popular is the name Lael?
Lael was the 1264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,140 places. More babies were named Lael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Lael in the US.
Where is Lael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lael was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Georgia.