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39 names

Names starting
with L.

24 girls · 14 boys

L is a liquid consonant prized for melodic, flowing names. Our database lists 39 given names that begin with it — 24 for girls and 14 for boys.

At the top of each list, Lisa (#848 in 2023) leads the girls while Larry (#1012) leads the boys.

The most-used L names on this page draw from Hebrew, Latin, English traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

L skews feminine in our data: there are about 1.7× more girl names starting with L than boy names.

Girl names

Starting with L.

A short form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'), used independently across European languages since the 16th century

English feminine form of Laurence, from Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'crowned with laurel'

An English elaboration of Lily (the flower, symbol of purity) crossed with the older Lilian, itself sometimes traced to a Latin pet form of Elizabeth

A short form of Laura, Lauren, or Lorraine — Laura ultimately from Latin laurus meaning 'laurel'

French feminine of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'

From לֵאָה (Le'ah), traditionally read as "weary" or related to a root meaning "wild cow

French diminutive of Lucia, from Latin lux meaning 'light'

From Λυδία, "from Lydia" — an Iron Age kingdom in western Anatolia famous for inventing coined money

The lily flower; purity, innocence

An Italian diminutive of Laura (Latin laurus, 'laurel') or a variant of Lauretta, also linked to the Marian shrine of Loreto in Italy

A short form of Laura or Laurence (Latin laurus, 'laurel')

Girl ·Old English

From the Old English place name Lindesege meaning 'wetland of the lime tree' — originally a region in Lincolnshire

A variant spelling of Lily, from Latin lilium — the flower symbolizing purity, especially associated with the Virgin Mary in Christian art

A short form of names ending in -lena — Helena, Magdalena, Yelena, Selena

Night; dark-haired beauty

Feminine of Leo, from Latin leo meaning 'lion' — emblem of courage

A variant of Layla, from Arabic ليلى, "night

A Romance elaboration of Lily, favored across Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian traditions

Feminine of Lucius, from Latin lux, "light

Leila لَيْلَى

"Night; dark beauty

Lina لِينَا

"Tender, soft; young palm tree

From Hebrew לִילִית, borrowed from Akkadian līlītu — a Mesopotamian night-demon referenced once in Isaiah 34:14

Boy names

Starting with L.

A short form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum' (a city near Rome) or 'crowned with laurel'

From Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum' (an ancient city near Rome) or 'crowned with laurel'

Little hollow; from a Scottish place name

Strong-willed warrior; a short form of William, from Germanic elements meaning 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection'

Light; man from Lucania

Light; from Lucania

Spanish and Portuguese form of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'

Joined, attached

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'long hill' — a surname before becoming a given name

From λέων (leōn) and its Latin descendant leo, "lion

From the Welsh adjective llwyd meaning 'grey' — originally a surname for someone with grey hair

English form of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'

The German and Scandinavian spelling of Luke, from Λουκᾶς (Loukas), most likely a short form of Loukanos, "man from Lucania" in southern Italy