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Names starting with L

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with L in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #18LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”6,673 babies
  2. #24Lucy“light”6,176 babies
  3. #27Luna“the moon”6,076 babies
  4. #30LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 20255,738 babies
  5. #36LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US5,338 babies
  6. #57Lillianpossibly “lily”3,966 babies
  7. #58LeahEditor’s note Down from #36 in 2015 to #58 in 2025 in the US3,880 babies
  8. #60LeilaniHawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”3,792 babies
  9. #78LilianaForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”3,118 babies
  10. #80LylaEditor’s note Up from #141 in 2015 to #80 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 520 US girls in the 2025 records3,089 babies
  11. #83LuciaVariant of Lucy, meaning “light”3,012 babies
  12. #92Lydia“the region of Lydia”2,692 babies
  13. #179LilahEditor’s note Up from #314 in 2015 to #179 in 2025 in the US1,736 babies
  14. #186Lila“lilac”1,670 babies
  15. #200LiaLatin, meaning “cow”1,526 babies
  16. #214Lennon“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”1,421 babies
  17. #237LucilleEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 7,989 babies; 1,314 in 20251,314 babies
  18. #252LillyForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”1,218 babies
  19. #259LeilaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #259 in 20251,193 babies
  20. #273LucianaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 20251,139 babies
  21. #275LolaEditor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US1,132 babies
  22. #277LilithEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #586 in 2015, #277 in 20251,111 babies
  23. #279Lena“the Large River”1,106 babies
  24. #297LeiaEditor’s note Up from #420 in 2015 to #297 in 2025 in the US1,033 babies
  25. #333LorelaiEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #333 vs #807 in 2025926 babies
  26. #342Leighton“leek + settlement”892 babies
  27. #379Laura“laurel tree”805 babies
  28. #385LianaEditor’s note Up from #525 in 2015 to #385 in 2025 in the US801 babies
  29. #388LondynEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #160 in 2015, #388 in 2025799 babies
  30. #401LaurenSame root as Laurence, possibly meaning “laurel”777 babies
  31. #402Logan“little hollow”775 babies
  32. #406LanaForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”768 babies
  33. #413Laila“night”755 babies
  34. #429LeonaFeminine form of Leo, meaning “lion”723 babies
  35. #431LondonEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #105 in 2015, #431 in 2025719 babies
  36. #435Lyra“a lyre; the constellation Lyra”711 babies
  37. #441Lorelei“murmuring rock or lurking rock”699 babies
  38. #445LillianaEditor’s note Down from #270 in 2015 to #445 in 2025 in the US695 babies
  39. #498LakelynnEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,533 in 2015, #498 in 2025596 babies
  40. #514LouiseFeminine form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”579 babies
  41. #527LottieForm of Charles, meaning “free man”570 babies
  42. #538LenoraVariant of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”562 babies
  43. #560Lilianpossibly “lily”537 babies
  44. #572LinaEditor’s note Up from #849 in 2015 to #572 in 2025 in the US527 babies
  45. #584LylahEditor’s note Up from #629 in 2015 to #584 in 2025 in the US503 babies
  46. #606LorettaDiminutive of Laura, meaning “laurel tree”485 babies
  47. #611LeylaEditor’s note Up from #782 in 2015 to #611 in 2025 in the US478 babies
  48. #628LexiEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #308 in 2015, #628 in 2025464 babies
  49. #640LyricEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #286 in 2015, #640 in 2025451 babies
  50. #662LegacyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,416 in 2015, #662 in 2025429 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”20,818 babies
  2. #10LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records10,219 babies
  3. #12LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records9,642 babies
  4. #14LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”8,759 babies
  5. #19Leo“lion”8,173 babies
  6. #33LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records6,948 babies
  7. #53Logan“little hollow”5,576 babies
  8. #69Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”4,703 babies
  9. #85LukaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 20253,873 babies
  10. #91LeonardoItalian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”3,789 babies
  11. #117LorenzoEditor’s note Up from #216 in 2015 to #117 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 560 US boys in the 2025 records3,065 babies
  12. #127Landon“long + hill”2,840 babies
  13. #138Leon“lion”2,583 babies
  14. #144LuisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”2,475 babies
  15. #193LegendEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #391 in 2015, #193 in 20251,862 babies
  16. #249Louis“loud; famous + battle”1,391 babies
  17. #250LaneEditor’s note Up from #297 in 2015 to #250 in 2025 in the US1,383 babies
  18. #288Lukas“a man from Lucania”1,161 babies
  19. #289LennoxEditor’s note Used for both: 75% of US babies named Lennox in 2025 were boys1,160 babies
  20. #305LucianoEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #305 vs #728 in 20251,118 babies
  21. #350LeonelPortuguese form of Lionel, meaning “lion”942 babies
  22. #381LawsonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #381 vs #1,035 in 2025830 babies
  23. #406LeandroItalian, meaning “lion + man”785 babies
  24. #425LuccaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #425 vs #822 in 2025757 babies
  25. #428LianEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #428 vs #1,798 in 2025752 babies
  26. #433LewisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”736 babies
  27. #462LucianEditor’s note Up from #633 in 2015 to #462 in 2025 in the US670 babies
  28. #494LelandEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #494 vs #2,664 in 2025612 babies
  29. #510Leonidas“son of Leon / lion”591 babies
  30. #518LawrenceEditor’s note Down from #499 in 2015 to #518 in 2025 in the US578 babies
  31. #553LedgerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,168 in 2015, #553 in 2025541 babies
  32. #596LouieDiminutive of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”481 babies
  33. #606LachlanEditor’s note Up from #767 in 2015 to #606 in 2025 in the US468 babies
  34. #637Leonard“lion”438 babies
  35. #644LochlanEditor’s note Up from #841 in 2015 to #644 in 2025 in the US433 babies
  36. #659Lionel“lion”419 babies
  37. #662LayneEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #662 vs #1,798 in 2025414 babies
  38. #710LaytonEditor’s note Down from #541 in 2015 to #710 in 2025 in the US377 babies
  39. #725Lee“meadow”366 babies
  40. #807Lennon“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”308 babies
  41. #862LanceEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1970, with 4,160 babies; 279 in 2025279 babies
  42. #883Leroy“the king”269 babies
  43. #893LaithEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #254 vs #893 in 2025266 babies
  44. #897LucienEditor’s note Up from #1,157 in 2015 to #897 in 2025 in the US265 babies
  45. #917LeifEditor’s note Up from #1,061 in 2015 to #917 in 2025 in the US257 babies
  46. #955LegacyEditor’s note Used for both: 36% of US babies named Legacy in 2025 were boys244 babies
  47. #980LoyalEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,019 in 2015, #980 in 2025233 babies
  48. #996LandryEditor’s note Used for both: 45% of US babies named Landry in 2025 were boys229 babies
  49. #999Langston“long, tall + stone”227 babies
  50. #999LevEditor’s note Up from #1,287 in 2015 to #999 in 2025 in the US227 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #2LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”2,249 babies
  2. #31LottieForm of Charles, meaning “free man”1,222 babies
  3. #50LaylaEditor’s note Down from #35 in 2015 to #50 in 2025 in England & Wales833 babies
  4. #59Luna“the moon”757 babies
  5. #61LylaEditor’s note Up from #121 in 2015 to #61 in 2025 in England & Wales751 babies
  6. #70Lyra“a lyre; the constellation Lyra”643 babies
  7. #87LolaEditor’s note Down from #40 in 2015 to #87 in 2025 in England & Wales524 babies
  8. #98LaraIcelandic, from Latin Laura, meaning “laurel tree”465 babies
  9. #99LilahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #273 in 2015, #99 in 2025464 babies
  10. #111LiyanaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #406 in 2015, #111 in 2025425 babies
  11. #129LillyForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”382 babies
  12. #143Lucy“light”346 babies
  13. #158Lydia“the region of Lydia”317 babies
  14. #170LuciaVariant of Lucy, meaning “light”284 babies
  15. #179Lila“lilac”277 babies
  16. #183LeahEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2004, with 2,160 babies; 273 in 2025273 babies
  17. #208LilianaForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”228 babies
  18. #216LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,139 in 2015, #216 in 2025219 babies
  19. #227LillieShort form of Lillian, possibly meaning “lily”205 babies
  20. #234LinaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #609 in 2015, #234 in 2025200 babies
  21. #253LanaForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”185 babies
  22. #268LeilaEditor’s note Down from #177 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in England & Wales171 babies
  23. #279LayanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,139 in 2015, #279 in 2025163 babies
  24. #288Lena“the Large River”158 babies
  25. #295Laila“night”151 babies
  26. #297LianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #656 in 2015, #297 in 2025150 babies
  27. #303Laura“laurel tree”148 babies
  28. #337LexiEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #81 in 2015, #337 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters128 babies
  29. #357LilithEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #965 in 2015, #357 in 2025120 babies
  30. #361Lillianpossibly “lily”119 babies
  31. #403LeylaEditor’s note Up from #467 in 2015 to #403 in 2025 in England & Wales101 babies
  32. #426LeiaEditor’s note Up from #467 in 2015 to #426 in 2025 in England & Wales95 babies
  33. #434LiaLatin, meaning “cow”93 babies
  34. #460LoisEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2008, with 507 babies; 87 in 202587 babies
  35. #468Lilia“lily”85 babies
  36. #468LylahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,007 in 2015, #468 in 202585 babies
  37. #478LaceyEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #82 in 2015, #478 in 202583 babies
  38. #502LeenaEditor’s note Up from #942 in 2015 to #502 in 2025 in England & Wales80 babies
  39. #502LibbyDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”80 babies
  40. #514LeniEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,549 in 2015, #514 in 202578 babies
  41. #531Lilianpossibly “lily”75 babies
  42. #542LiviaEditor’s note Down from #345 in 2015 to #542 in 2025 in England & Wales73 babies
  43. #551LiliForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”72 babies
  44. #551LioraEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,070 in 2015, #551 in 202572 babies
  45. #561LeonoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”71 babies
  46. #573LeenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #573 vs #1,844 in 202569 babies
  47. #596Lily-RoseEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #246 in 2015, #596 in 202565 babies
  48. #610Leonie“lion”64 babies
  49. #610LiyaEditor’s note Up from #923 in 2015 to #610 in 2025 in England & Wales64 babies
  50. #622LeaEditor’s note Down from #549 in 2015 to #622 in 2025 in England & Wales63 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #3Leo“lion”3,278 babies
  2. #4LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”3,266 babies
  3. #28LouieDiminutive of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”1,418 babies
  4. #32LucasEditor’s note Down from #27 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in England & Wales1,381 babies
  5. #49Louis“loud; famous + battle”1,030 babies
  6. #68LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”763 babies
  7. #87Logan“little hollow”609 babies
  8. #101Leon“lion”526 babies
  9. #107LeviEditor’s note Up from #155 in 2015 to #107 in 2025 in England & Wales490 babies
  10. #126LeonardoItalian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”389 babies
  11. #131LukeEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 5,664 babies; 380 in 2025380 babies
  12. #132LorenzoEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #277 in 2015, #132 in 2025378 babies
  13. #141LennyDiminutive of Leonard, meaning “lion”370 babies
  14. #228LandoItalian, meaning “land, territory”217 babies
  15. #231LewisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”216 babies
  16. #237LennieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #586 in 2015, #237 in 2025210 babies
  17. #249Leonard“lion”187 babies
  18. #254LaithEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #254 vs #893 in 2025181 babies
  19. #257LochlanEditor’s note Up from #313 in 2015 to #257 in 2025 in England & Wales179 babies
  20. #261LukaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025177 babies
  21. #272Lennon“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”167 babies
  22. #283LachlanEditor’s note Up from #363 in 2015 to #283 in 2025 in England & Wales159 babies
  23. #287LennoxEditor’s note Up from #543 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in England & Wales158 babies
  24. #302Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”151 babies
  25. #321Lukas“a man from Lucania”138 babies
  26. #363LowenEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #927 in 2015, #363 in 2025115 babies
  27. #372Laurie“laurel”112 babies
  28. #401Laurencepossibly “laurel”101 babies
  29. #452Leonidas“son of Leon / lion”85 babies
  30. #452LucianEditor’s note Down from #450 in 2015 to #452 in 2025 in England & Wales85 babies
  31. #478LaythEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,186 in 2015, #478 in 202581 babies
  32. #539Leighton“leek + settlement”72 babies
  33. #549LawrenceEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 226 babies; 71 in 202571 babies
  34. #556LuanEditor’s note Up from #1,074 in 2015 to #556 in 2025 in England & Wales70 babies
  35. #573LaytonEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #204 in 2015, #573 in 202568 babies
  36. #621LorcanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #621 vs #8,243 in 202560 babies
  37. #637LaelEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,908 in 2015, #637 in 202558 babies
  38. #639Landon“long + hill”57 babies
  39. #639LuisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”57 babies
  40. #697LockieEditor’s note Up from #1,186 in 2015 to #697 in 2025 in England & Wales51 babies
  41. #728LucianoEditor’s note Up from #1,380 in 2015 to #728 in 2025 in England & Wales48 babies
  42. #758LeandroItalian, meaning “lion + man”45 babies
  43. #763LokiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #763 vs #1,852 in 202544 babies
  44. #822LuccaEditor’s note Down from #727 in 2015 to #822 in 2025 in England & Wales39 babies
  45. #822LucienEditor’s note Up from #1,046 in 2015 to #822 in 2025 in England & Wales39 babies
  46. #953LevEditor’s note Up from #1,902 in 2015 to #953 in 2025 in England & Wales32 babies
  47. #953LyleEditor’s note Down from #888 in 2015 to #953 in 2025 in England & Wales32 babies
  48. #976LakeEditor’s note Up from #1,902 in 2015 to #976 in 2025 in England & Wales31 babies
  49. #1,007LeifEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -if like Saif and Iosif30 babies
  50. #1,007LuqmanEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -an like Roman and Rowan30 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).