Baby NamesExplore all names
SHARED SPELLING

✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Lael

Used in both girl and boy records

Lael appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

Choose a record

Lael by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDLael as a girl’s nameUS records 1895–2024
#3561girl rank2015peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDLael as a boy’s nameUS records 1918–2024
#4420boy rank2024peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Lael in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201577 uses#159218951895–2020104 listed years
Boy201952 uses#190419771922–202058 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.