Name Legacy

Le

Recorded 1888–2014 · United States

Le was most popular in 1982, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,277 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,653 people named Le.

Most popular in1982
Rank that year#3,277
Births that year49
Total since 18801,653
Given to53% girls

Le over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Le’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Le a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Le is a unisex name — 53.1% of the 1,653 Americans given it were girls and 46.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2000 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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.

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Where Le 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