Lael Boy & girl
How popular is Lael?
#1,942 girl name in 2025
99 baby girls were named Lael in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name. Another 156 boys got the name (#1,263 for boys).
Lael popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,942 for girls (▲ 719 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 99 girls, 156 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,382 in 2015, #3,091 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (99 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,592 in 1895 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 49% boys, 51% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lael family of names ranked #1,471 for girls in 2025 (#1,852 the year before), with 110 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lael | 99 | 90% |
| Laelle | 11 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lael is most popular
Babies named Lael per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 girls)
Lael by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1910s | 25 | #3,256 |
| 1920s | 50 | #3,434 |
| 1930s | 134 | #1,658 |
| 1940s | 125 | #2,045 |
| 1950s | 174 | #2,026 |
| 1960s | 124 | #3,211 |
| 1970s | 144 | #3,052 |
| 1980s | 156 | #3,529 |
| 1990s | 150 | #5,006 |
| 2000s | 337 | #3,642 |
| 2010s | 560 | #2,382 |
| 2020s | 376 | #1,942 |
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Questions
- Is Lael a boy or girl name?
- Lael is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 49% of babies named Lael were boys and 51% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lael?
- 99 baby girls were named Lael in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name. Another 156 boys got the name (#1,263 for boys).
- When was Lael most popular?
- Lael peaked in 2025, when 99 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,592 in 1895.
- How many people are named Lael?
- 3,526 babies have been named Lael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,179 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Lael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lael was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.