Lael is an uncommon variant of Layla that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Lael is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,952 among girls (99) and #1,264 among boys (156) — overall #1,894 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | 255 | #1,952 | #1,264 |
| 2024 | 188 | 188 | #2,682 | #1,479 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | #3,065 | #3,038 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | #3,058 | #3,663 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | #3,093 | #3,883 |
| 2020 | 91 | 91 | #3,122 | #2,959 |
| 2019 | 92 | 92 | #3,756 | #2,539 |
| 2018 | 76 | 76 | #3,423 | #3,666 |
| 2017 | 81 | 81 | #2,858 | #4,541 |
| 2016 | 92 | 92 | #2,886 | #3,403 |
| 2015 | 110 | 110 | #2,394 | #3,404 |
| 2014 | 82 | 82 | #2,907 | #4,333 |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | #3,501 | #4,552 |
| 2012 | 91 | 91 | #2,612 | #4,476 |
| 2011 | 80 | 80 | #3,002 | #4,299 |
| 2010 | 63 | 63 | #3,344 | #6,236 |
| 2009 | 55 | 55 | #3,919 | #5,978 |
| 2008 | 63 | 63 | #3,678 | #4,989 |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | #4,424 | #5,577 |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | #3,707 | #9,230 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | #3,688 | #6,906 |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | #4,554 | #4,522 |
| 2003 | 42 | 42 | #4,366 | #6,097 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #4,836 | #9,002 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #4,772 | #5,039 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | #4,482 | #11,431 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | #5,553 | #6,868 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #5,951 | #6,616 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | #5,131 | #8,792 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #6,231 | #5,796 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,452 | — |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #6,173 | #5,296 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #8,399 | #5,608 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #5,607 | #8,015 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,437 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,883 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #5,995 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #8,062 | #7,988 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #6,147 | #6,590 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,322 | — |
| 1985 | 31 | — | #3,924 | #4,219 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #6,098 | #4,793 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #4,576 | #4,340 |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #3,590 | #4,108 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #4,625 | #5,241 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #3,921 | #3,746 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #5,255 | #3,962 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | #5,368 | #2,619 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #3,547 | #1,930 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #4,764 | #2,899 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #3,105 | #3,008 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | #4,130 | #2,239 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #5,044 | #2,662 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #5,281 | #2,487 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #3,435 | #2,907 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #6,692 | #2,455 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #4,064 | #4,194 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,633 | — |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,459 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,461 | — |
| 1965 | 16 | — | #4,348 | #3,740 |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #3,795 | #3,848 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,711 | — |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #3,360 | #4,377 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #3,398 | — |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,280 | — |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #3,179 | #4,305 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | #2,536 | — |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #3,090 | — |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #2,220 | — |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #2,780 | — |
| 1954 | 27 | — | #2,051 | — |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #3,197 | — |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #3,294 | — |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #2,350 | — |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #3,560 | #3,517 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #2,245 | #3,988 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,409 | — |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #3,152 | — |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,810 | — |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #2,289 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #3,248 | #3,691 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,496 | #3,809 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,742 | — |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,496 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,290 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,678 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,053 | — |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,918 | — |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,838 | — |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #2,237 | — |
| 1933 | 21 | — | #1,688 | — |
| 1932 | 19 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1931 | 25 | — | #1,834 | #3,594 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,955 | — |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,334 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,606 | — |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #5,223 | #4,510 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #4,085 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,403 | — |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,761 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,664 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #4,241 | — |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,671 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,218 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,954 | — |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,417 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,716 | — |