Is Lael a boy or girl name?

Lael is a unisex name. Of the 3,526 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 66.9% were girls and 33.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Lael

Recorded 1895–2025 · United States

Lael was most popular in 2025, when 255 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,888 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,888, with 255 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,526 people named Lael.

Lael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lael’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lael is a unisex name — 66.9% of the 3,526 Americans given it were girls and 33.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 51% girls and 49% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lael

Where Lael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org