Name Explorer
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tender, soft | 294#902 | Down 87 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
My God is an oath, through Elizabeth | 256#991 | Up 46 rank positions in five years | 1965 | ||
Laurel | 805#379 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
From Laurentum, through Laurence; the place name may refer to laurel | 777#401 | Down 169 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
Probably an Elizabeth familiar form; also associated with Lily | 3,966#57 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Laurel, through Laura; also a familiar form of Lorraine | 118#1,726 | Down 54 rank positions in five years | 1963 | ||
Famous in battle, through Louis | 579#516 | Up 165 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Possibly better or more desirable in Greek; Galician form of Louis | 124#1,670 | Up 176 rank positions in five years | 1927 | ||
Probably garden of holly | 393#712 | Down 116 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Probably weary or grieved; alternative cow-related origin | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Light | 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Light, through Lucilla | 1,314#239 | Up 35 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Kingdom of Lothar | 238#1,044 | Up 350 rank positions in five years | 1928 | ||
Lily flower | 6,673#18 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
From Lydia | 2,692#92 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Lake; also a familiar form of Linda and other names | 69#2,558 | Down 286 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
Probably laurel; Lauretta and Loreto connections | 485#606 | Up 337 rank positions in five years | 1938 | ||
Laurel; from Laurentum | 60#2,842 | Up 632 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
Lily; also an Elizabeth familiar form | 420#676 | Up 44 rank positions in five years | 1919 | ||
Lake or pool; island | 161#1,369 | Down 339 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Possibly torch or moon through Helena; from Magdala through Magdalena | 1,106#279 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 1917 | ||
Island of Lind, from a regional surname | 84#2,208 | Down 545 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
Night | 5,338#36 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Lion, through Leon | 723#429 | Up 55 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Sorrows, through Dolores; independently Uzbek “tulip” | 1,132#275 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 1919 | ||
Moon | 6,076#27 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Familiar form of Louise or Luiz, from the famous-in-battle name family | 100#1,937 | Down 213 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Variant of Linda, linked with soft or tender | 30#4,618 | Up 1,147 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Play in Sanskrit; also linked with Leila or Delilah | 1,670#187 | Up 41 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Latinate form of Lillian, associated with Lily or Elizabeth | 3,118#78 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Lily flower; also a familiar form of Elisabeth | 1,218#252 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Clearing, meadow; also a familiar form of Leo or Leroy | 21#5,831 | Down 1,128 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
Lake in the surname tradition; also a short form of longer names | 6#14,255 | Down 2,539 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Light | 3,012#83 | Up 77 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Light in its Svetlana tradition; uncertain in its Alana tradition | 768#406 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 1948 | ||
Heavenly lei or royal child | 3,792#60 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Night | 1,193#259 | Down 54 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
From Lassy in Normandy; deeper meaning uncertain | 370#738 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Laurel | 58#2,916 | Down 429 rank positions in five years | 1963 | ||
Night; alternatively island | 3,089#80 | Up 38 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Charlotte short form; probably man | 570#528 | Up 1,029 rank positions in five years | 1916 | ||
Laurel tree | 372#734 | Down 48 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
La- combined with Toya | 8#11,482 | Down 4,070 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Form of Lorraine or Lauren | 173#1,293 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
From London; deeper meaning uncertain | 719#431 | Down 237 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Night; independently holy or blessed | 755#413 | Down 186 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Image or likeness; lake in the Lynn family | 66#2,633 | Down 336 rank positions in five years | 1965 | ||
Night in the Leila family; Georgian meaning uncertain | 76#2,374 | Down 560 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Joy or happiness | 120#1,707 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Alder | 9#10,538 | new | 1924 |
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