Feminine dossier · first seen 1895

Lael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1895Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

15.6%

2024

All-time

2,261

Lael has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 77 girls were named Lael.

In 2024, only 65 girls were given the name.

Down 15.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,261 Americans have been named Lael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1895.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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