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Lael

Lael: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“belonging to God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
LAY-el · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (69% girls, 31% boys since 1880)

Lael is a biblical Hebrew name appearing in the Old Testament. It comes from elements meaning 'to/for' and 'God'.

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How popular is Lael?

202456.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lael in 2024188

2024 rank#1,467 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,271

Lael is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lael

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Lael questions

What does the name Lael mean?

Lael means "belonging to God". It comes from Hebrew. Lael is a biblical Hebrew name appearing in the Old Testament. It comes from elements meaning 'to/for' and 'God'.

Is Lael a boy or girl name?

Lael is used for both: about 69% of US babies named Lael since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Lael?

188 US babies were named Lael in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Lael?

Lael is usually pronounced LAY-el.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.