Is Lael a boy or girl name?
Lael is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 123 boys were named Lael, so 34.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69.1% of the 3,271 US babies named Lael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,472
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,673
- Babies named Lael since 1895
- 3,271
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 188 babies
Boys and girls named Lael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1920s | 10 | 50 | 83.3% |
| 1930s | 6 | 134 | 95.7% |
| 1940s | 15 | 125 | 89.3% |
| 1950s | 11 | 174 | 94.1% |
| 1960s | 23 | 124 | 84.4% |
| 1970s | 155 | 144 | 48.2% |
| 1980s | 66 | 156 | 70.3% |
| 1990s | 61 | 150 | 71.1% |
| 2000s | 127 | 337 | 72.6% |
| 2010s | 273 | 560 | 67.2% |
| 2020s | 263 | 277 | 51.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123 | #1,472 | 65 | #2,673 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,033 | 54 | #3,062 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,660 | 54 | #3,056 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,879 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,959 | 51 | #3,120 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,538 | 40 | #3,753 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,665 | 46 | #3,422 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,539 | 59 | #2,857 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,403 | 59 | #2,886 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,403 | 77 | #2,394 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,332 | 59 | #2,906 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,551 | 45 | #3,501 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,474 | 69 | #2,612 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,298 | 57 | #3,002 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,236 | 49 | #3,344 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,978 | 40 | #3,918 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,988 | 44 | #3,678 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,577 | 34 | #4,424 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,229 | 42 | #3,707 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,906 | 40 | #3,688 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,520 | 30 | #4,553 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,096 | 30 | #4,366 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,002 | 25 | #4,835 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,039 | 25 | #4,772 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,430 | 27 | #4,482 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,868 | 19 | #5,553 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,616 | 17 | #5,951 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,792 | 20 | #5,130 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,795 | 15 | #6,231 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,451 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,297 | 15 | #6,173 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,609 | 10 | #8,400 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,015 | 17 | #5,607 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,437 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,882 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,995 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,986 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,590 | 12 | #6,147 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,322 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,217 | 21 | #3,924 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,794 | 11 | #6,099 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,339 | 16 | #4,576 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,107 | 23 | #3,590 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,240 | 16 | #4,624 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,747 | 20 | #3,921 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,963 | 13 | #5,255 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,619 | 12 | #5,367 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,930 | 21 | #3,548 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,900 | 13 | #4,764 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,008 | 23 | #3,105 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,239 | 15 | #4,130 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,662 | 11 | #5,043 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,488 | 10 | #5,281 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,907 | 19 | #3,434 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,456 | 7 | #6,690 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,195 | 13 | #4,064 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,633 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,460 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,460 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,740 | 10 | #4,349 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,847 | 13 | #3,795 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,710 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,375 | 15 | #3,359 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,398 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,279 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,307 | 15 | #3,178 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,536 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,090 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,220 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,780 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,050 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,197 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,294 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,350 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,517 | 10 | #3,559 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,988 | 20 | #2,245 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,408 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,152 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,810 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,289 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,691 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,809 | 14 | #2,496 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,080 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,743 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,496 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,290 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,678 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,918 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,838 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,237 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,688 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,844 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,594 | 19 | #1,834 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,955 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,334 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,606 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,510 | 5 | #5,223 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,085 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,403 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,761 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,664 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,241 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,671 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,050 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,218 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,954 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,417 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,716 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lael reached #1,472 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,688 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.