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Names: L

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6,681 names starting with "L"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with L

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 6,681 distinct names beginning with the letter L, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Luigi with 4,252 cumulative births and a current national rank of #2671. Within the 50 names on this page, 35 are classified as boys' names and 15 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 11 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 320,137 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with L reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-L names, there are 134 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 5,951–6,000 of 6,681

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Luigi Boy 4,252
Luigina Girl 27
Luigino Boy 5
Luigy Boy 12
Luis Boy 290,440
Luis Girl 1,534
Luisa Girl 14,073
Luisa Boy 33
Luisafernanda Girl 35
Luisalberto Boy 305
Luisalejandro Boy 11
Luisalfredo Boy 22
Luisana Girl 597
Luisandres Boy 11
Luisandro Boy 10
Luisangel Boy 1,376
Luisanna Girl 35
Luisanny Girl 10
Luisantonio Boy 223
Luisarmando Boy 5
Luiscarlos Boy 116
Luisdaniel Boy 68
Luisdavid Boy 86
Luisdiego Boy 7
Luise Girl 581
Luise Boy 5
Luiseduardo Boy 45
Luisenrique Boy 314
Luisfelipe Boy 63
Luisfernando Boy 312
Luisgabriel Boy 6
Luisgerardo Boy 11
Luisgustavo Boy 17
Luisiana Girl 12
Luisita Girl 6
Luisito Boy 15
Luisjavier Boy 5
Luisjose Boy 7
Luismanuel Boy 113
Luismario Boy 63
Luismateo Boy 5
Luismiguel Boy 225
Luispablo Boy 6
Luissa Girl 7
Luiz Boy 3,321
Luiza Girl 1,052
Lujack Boy 5
Lujain Girl 504
Lujane Girl 80
Lujayn Girl 64

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.