Girl names that start with L
These 212 L girl names run from Labhaoise to Lyudmila, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Lily, Lucy and Luna.
Ladi
Born on Sunday (Hausa)
GirlAfrican
Lubanzi
It is wide, from a phrase meaning love is wide (Xhosa)
UnisexAfrican
Luísa
Famous warrior (Germanic). No. 903 in the US in 2025, 294 babies.
GirlPortuguese
Light (Latin). No. 1,168 in the US in 2025, 235 babies. Given to both: 25% girls.
UnisexEnglishRising
Of the lyre (Greek). No. 640 in the US in 2025, 583 babies. Given to both: 77% girls.
UnisexEnglishFalling
Libertad
Liberty (Latin)
GirlSpanish
Ludmiła
Favor of the people (Slavic). No. 14,235 in the US in 2025, 6 babies.
GirlPolish
Variant of Laney, a pet form of Elaine (Greek). No. 30 in the US in 2025, 5,738 babies.
GirlEnglishRising
Lotus
Lotus flower (Greek). No. 1,826 in the US in 2025, 110 babies. Given to both: 83% girls.
GirlEnglish
Lucilla
Little light (Latin). No. 9,231 in the US in 2025, 11 babies.
GirlItalian
Labhra
Laurel (Latin)
GirlScottish
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Most popular girl names starting with L in 2025
Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.
| US rank | Name | Babies | 10-year trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 | Lily | 6,673 | Steady | lily flower |
| #25 | Lucy | 6,176 | Rising | light, brightness |
| #27 | Luna | 6,076 | Rising | the moon |
| #30 | Lainey | 5,738 | Rising | variant of Laney, a pet form of Elaine |
| #36 | Layla | 5,338 | Steady | night, from Arabic layl |
| #57 | Lillian | 3,966 | Falling | probably a pet form of Elizabeth, or an elaboration of Lily |
| #58 | Leah | 3,880 | Falling | probably weary, grieved |
| #60 | Leilani | 3,792 | Rising | heavenly flowers; royal child |
| #78 | Liliana | 3,118 | Steady | Latinate form of Lillian, probably from Elizabeth or Lily |
| #80 | Lyla | 3,089 | Rising | variant of Leila, night, or feminine form of Lyle |
| #83 | Lucia | 3,012 | Rising | light, brightness |
| #92 | Lydia | 2,692 | Steady | woman from Lydia |
| #179 | Lilah | 1,736 | Rising | variant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah |
| #187 | Lila | 1,670 | Steady | variant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah |
| #200 | Lia | 1,526 | Steady | Italian, Portuguese and Greek form of Leah |
| #214 | Lennon | 1,421 | Rising | lover, sweetheart |
| #239 | Lucille | 1,314 | Steady | light |
| #252 | Lilly | 1,218 | Falling | variant of Lily, the flower |
| #259 | Leila | 1,193 | Steady | night, from Arabic layl |
| #273 | Luciana | 1,139 | Rising | light, brightness |
| #275 | Lola | 1,132 | Steady | sorrows, our lady of sorrows |
| #277 | Lilith | 1,111 | Rising | of the night, from Akkadian lilitu |
| #279 | Lena | 1,106 | Steady | short form of Helena or Magdalena |
| #297 | Leia | 1,033 | Steady | form of Leah; Princess Leia in Star Wars |
| #333 | Lorelai | 926 | Steady | – |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.
L names by the numbers
How many US babies get a name starting with L, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.
Girls
- Share of girls, 2025
- 7.6%
- Place among 26 letters
- 5th
- Different L names
- 1,004
- In the top 1,000
- 80
Share of girls with an L name: 8.8% in 1950, 4.6% in 2000, and 7.6% in 2025.
L girl names used in many cultures
Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.
- Lauralaurel tree (Latin)
- LilianaLatinate form of Lillian, probably from Elizabeth or Lily (English)
- LisaGod is my oath (Hebrew)
- Louisefamous warrior (Germanic)
- Lucialight, brightness (Latin)
- Lunathe moon (Latin)
- LiaItalian, Portuguese and Greek form of Leah (Hebrew)
- Leilanight, from Arabic layl (Arabic)
- Leonalioness (Greek)
- Leoniea lioness (Latin)
- Leopoldinabold people (Germanic)
- Lilylily flower (English)
- Lucianalight, brightness (Latin)
- Lucylight, brightness (Latin)
- Luisafamous warrior (Germanic)
- Lydiawoman from Lydia (Greek)
- Laylanight, from Arabic layl (Arabic)
- Leahprobably weary, grieved (Hebrew)
Where these names come from
- Latin: 43
- Hebrew: 34
- Germanic: 17
- Greek: 16
- Arabic: 14
- Hawaiian: 13
- English: 8
- Spanish: 8
All 212 girl names that start with L
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labhaoise | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Labhra | laurel | Latin | Girl |
| Ladan | nasturtium | Persian | Girl |
| Ladi | born on Sunday | Hausa | Girl |
| Laetitia | joy, happiness | Latin | Girl |
| Lahari | wave | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Lahela | ewe, female sheep | Hebrew | Girl |
| Laia | well spoken | Greek | Girl |
| Lainey | variant of Laney, a pet form of Elaine | Greek | Girl |
| Lakshmi | sign, mark; goddess of wealth | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Lale | tulip | Persian | Girl |
| Laleh | a tulip | Persian | Girl |
| Lamia | shining, radiant | Arabic | Girl |
| Lamis | soft | Arabic | Girl |
| Lamprini | bright, shining | Greek | Girl |
| Lan | orchid (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Lane | a narrow path | English | Unisex |
| Lani | sky, heaven | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Laodice | justice of the people | Greek | Girl |
| Lara | Russian short form of Larisa | Latin | Girl |
| Lark | early-rising songbird | English | Girl |
| Lasair | flame | Irish Gaelic | Girl |
| Lasairfhíona | flame of wine | Irish Gaelic | Girl |
| Lata | vine, creeper | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Latifa | gentle, kind | Arabic | Girl |
| Latika | little vine, creeper | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Laura | laurel tree | Latin | Girl |
| Laure | laurel tree | Latin | Girl |
| Laurel | bay tree, a symbol of victory | Latin | Girl |
| Laurie | pet form of Laura or Laurence, linked to laurel | Latin | Unisex |
| Lavanya | beauty, loveliness and charm | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Lavender | lavender flower | English | Girl |
| Layal | nights | Arabic | Girl |
| Layan | soft, delicate | Arabic | Girl |
| Layla | night, from Arabic layl | Arabic | Girl |
| Lea | German form of Leah | Hebrew | Girl |
| Léa | French form of Leah | Hebrew | Girl |
| Leah | probably weary, grieved | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lee | clearing, meadow | Old English | Unisex |
| Lehua | blossom of the ʻōhiʻa tree | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Lei | garland of flowers | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leia | form of Leah; Princess Leia in Star Wars | Hebrew | Girl |
| Leialoha | beloved lei, or beloved child | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leigh | meadow, clearing | Old English | Girl |
| Leighton | town with a leek garden | Old English | Unisex |
| Leila | night, from Arabic layl | Arabic | Girl |
| Leilani | heavenly flowers; royal child | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leimomi | pearl lei | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leinani | beautiful garland | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leitis | joy, happiness | Latin | Girl |
| Lena | short form of Helena or Magdalena | Greek | Girl |
| Lennon | lover, sweetheart | Irish Gaelic | Unisex |
| Lennox | from the Lennox district | Scottish place name | Unisex |
| Leofrun | dear secret | Old English | Girl |
| Leolani | heavenly voice | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Leona | lioness | Greek | Girl |
| Leonela | little lion | Latin | Girl |
| Leonie | a lioness | Latin | Girl |
| Léonie | a lioness | Latin | Girl |
| Léontine | lion | Greek | Girl |
| Leopoldina | bold people | Germanic | Girl |
| Lera | short form of Valeriya, to be strong | Latin | Girl |
| Lerato | love, affection | Sotho | Girl |
| Lerato | love, affection | Sotho | Unisex |
| Lesedi | light | Tswana | Unisex |
| Lesley | from a Scottish place name | Scottish place name | Girl |
| Leticia | joy, happiness | Latin | Girl |
| Letícia | joy, gladness | Latin | Girl |
| Letitia | joy, happiness | Latin | Girl |
| Letizia | joy, gladness | Latin | Girl |
| Lettice | joy, happiness | Latin | Girl |
| Lettie | joy, gladness | Latin | Girl |
| Levana | the moon, from a word for white | Hebrew | Girl |
| Leyla | night, from Arabic layl | Arabic | Girl |
| Li | beautiful, lovely (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Lia | Italian, Portuguese and Greek form of Leah | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lian | lotus (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Liat | you are mine | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liba | love | Yiddish | Girl |
| Libby | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Libertad | liberty | Latin | Girl |
| Libi | my heart | Hebrew | Girl |
| Librada | freed, delivered | Latin | Girl |
| Licarayen | stone flower | Mapudungun | Girl |
| Licha | pet form of Alicia | Spanish | Girl |
| Lida | short form of Lidiya, woman of Lydia | Greek | Girl |
| Lidia | woman from Lydia | Greek | Girl |
| Lidiya | woman of Lydia | Greek | Girl |
| Liel | my God | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Liesbeth | Dutch form of Elisabeth | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lieschen | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liesel | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lieselotte | German blend of Liese (Elisabeth) and Lotte (Charlotte) | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liesl | my God is an oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lieve | dear, beloved | Dutch | Girl |
| Lihi | she is mine | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lihua | beautiful and splendid (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Lihuén | morning | Mapudungun | Unisex |
| Lila | variant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah | Arabic | Girl |
| Lilac | lilac flower | Persian | Girl |
| Lilach | lilac | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lilah | variant of Leila, night, or short form of Delilah | Arabic | Girl |
| Lile | lily flower | English | Girl |
| Lilia | lily | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Liliana | Latinate form of Lillian, probably from Elizabeth or Lily | English | Girl |
| Lilibet | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lilinoe | fine mist | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Lilith | of the night, from Akkadian lilitu | Akkadian | Girl |
| Liliya | lily | Latin | Girl |
| Lilja | lily | Latin | Girl |
| Lillian | probably a pet form of Elizabeth, or an elaboration of Lily | English | Girl |
| Lilly | variant of Lily, the flower | English | Girl |
| Lilo | God is my oath and free man | Hebrew and Germanic | Girl |
| Lily | lily flower | English | Girl |
| Lin | forest; fine jade (depends on characters) | Chinese | Unisex |
| Lina | short form of names ending in -lina, such as Carolina and Paulina | Latin | Girl |
| Linda | soft, tender | Germanic | Girl |
| Linde | linden tree | Dutch | Girl |
| Linden | lime tree | Old English | Unisex |
| Lindiwe | the awaited one | Zulu | Girl |
| Lindsay | Lincoln island | Old English | Unisex |
| Ling | tinkling of jade (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Linnea | twinflower, a woodland flower | Swedish | Girl |
| Linoy | my beauty | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lioba | dear and battle | Old English | Girl |
| Lior | my light | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Liora | my light | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lìosa | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liraz | my secret | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Liron | my song, my joy | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Lisa | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lisakhanya | still shining | Xhosa | Unisex |
| Lise | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liselotte | God is my oath and free man | Hebrew and Germanic | Girl |
| Lisette | diminutive of Élisabeth, my God is an oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lital | my dew | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liutgard | people and enclosure | Germanic | Girl |
| Liv | protection, shelter | Old Norse | Girl |
| Livna | white | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liz | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Liza | short form of Yelizaveta, my God is an oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lizbeth | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lizzie | God is my oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Lluvia | rain | Latin | Girl |
| Lobna | storax tree | Arabic | Girl |
| Logan | little hollow | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex |
| Lōkahi | unity, harmony | Hawaiian | Unisex |
| Loke | rose | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Lokelani | heavenly rose | Hawaiian | Girl |
| Lola | sorrows, our lady of sorrows | Spanish | Girl |
| Lorato | love | Tswana | Girl |
| Lorena | from Lorraine | French | Girl |
| Loreto | laurel grove | Latin | Girl |
| Loretta | laurel | Latin | Girl |
| Lotta | free man, feminine of Charles | Germanic | Girl |
| Lotte | free man, feminine of Charles | Germanic | Girl |
| Lottie | free man, feminine of Charles | Germanic | Girl |
| Lotus | lotus flower | Greek | Girl |
| Lou | famous warrior | Germanic | Unisex |
| Lou | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Louisa | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Louise | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Lovisa | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Lowri | laurel tree | Latin | Girl |
| Lubanzi | it is wide, from a phrase meaning love is wide | Xhosa | Unisex |
| Lubna | storax tree | Arabic | Girl |
| Luce | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lucero | bright star, morning star | Spanish | Girl |
| Lucero | bright star, morning star | Spanish | Unisex |
| Lucia | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Lucía | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Lúcia | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Luciana | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Lucie | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Lucienne | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Lucile | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lucilla | little light | Latin | Girl |
| Lucille | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lucinda | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lucy | light, brightness | Latin | Girl |
| Ludmila | gracious to the people | Slavic | Girl |
| Ludmiła | favor of the people | Slavic | Girl |
| Ludovica | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Luisa | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Luísa | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Luitgard | people and enclosure | Germanic | Girl |
| Luiza | famous warrior | Germanic | Girl |
| Luján | honors Argentina's patron Virgin | Spanish | Girl |
| Lujayn | silver | Arabic | Girl |
| Lukerya | sweet | Greek | Girl |
| Lulit | from lul, pearl | Amharic | Girl |
| Luna | the moon | Latin | Girl |
| Lupe | short form of Guadalupe | Spanish | Girl |
| Lupita | pet form of Guadalupe | Spanish | Girl |
| Luthando | it is love | Xhosa | Unisex |
| Lux | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lux | light | Latin | Unisex |
| Luz | light, our lady of light | Spanish | Girl |
| Luz María | light plus Mary | Latin and Hebrew | Girl |
| Luzia | light | Latin | Girl |
| Lwandle | ocean | Zulu | Unisex |
| Lydia | woman from Lydia | Greek | Girl |
| Lyla | variant of Leila, night, or feminine form of Lyle | Arabic | Girl |
| Lynn | lake | Welsh | Unisex |
| Lynn | lake | Welsh | Girl |
| Lyra | lyre | Greek | Girl |
| Lyric | of the lyre | Greek | Unisex |
| Lysandra | liberator of men | Greek | Girl |
| Lyuba | short form of Lyubov, love | Slavic | Girl |
| Lyubov | love, a Christian virtue | Slavic | Girl |
| Lyuda | short form of Lyudmila, dear to the people | Slavic | Girl |
| Lyudmila | dear to the people | Slavic | Girl |
Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular girl names that start with L?
The most popular girl names starting with L in the US are Lily (#18), Lucy (#25), Luna (#27), Lainey (#30), Layla (#36), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.
How many girl names start with L?
In 2025, 1,004 different girl names starting with L were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 80 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 212 with their meaning and origin.
How common are girl names that start with L?
7.6% of US girls born in 2025 have a name starting with L, making it the 5th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 8.8%.
Where do girl names starting with L come from?
The most common origins on this list are Latin (43), Hebrew (34), Germanic (17).