| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laleah | A modern/variant form whose meaning depends on derivation: 'night' (from Arabic Layla), 'weary' (from Hebrew Leah), or 'tulip' (from Persian Laleh). | Arabic, Hebrew, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Lamec | Uncertain - often interpreted as "powerful" or "strong" | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lamech | UNKNOWN | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lameikh | Likely "powerful" or "strong" (etymology uncertain) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lameki | Possibly "powerful" or "strong" (etymology uncertain) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lapidoth | 'torches' or 'man of torches' - related to 'torch' or 'flame' | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| LaVan | Most commonly linked to the Hebrew meaning 'white'; can also be a modern/formal compound or a romanized Vietnamese name with different meanings depending on the second element. | English, Hebrew, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Lavaneh | White; moon | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Lavee | Lion (young lion) | Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| lavon | White, fair | Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Lavy | Possibly 'lion' (if from Hebrew Lavi). Alternatively a variant of Levi meaning 'joined' or 'attached'; also used as a surname. | English, French, Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Laya | Rhythm, tempo, musical pulse; also 'absorption' or 'dissolution' in Sanskrit. | Arabic, Catalan, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Lazarasz | God has helped | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lazarilo | God has helped | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lazarito | Diminutive of Lázaro/Lazarus - 'God has helped.' | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lea | From Hebrew Leah meaning "weary"; in English placename use derived from Old English lēah meaning "meadow". | English, French, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leahtah | Modern elaboration of Leah, traditionally understood to mean "weary" | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leako | Likely 'child of Lea' or 'of Lea' (depending on origin). Lea/Leah can mean 'weary' or relate to 'meadow/stream'; -ko in Japanese means 'child' and in Basque -ko can mean 'from/of'. | Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Leavonah | Moon; white/bright | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leb | Likely from Yiddish 'Leib' meaning 'lion'; can also be associated with Hebrew 'lev' meaning 'heart' or Slavic 'Lev' meaning 'lion'. | Hebrew, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Leecah | Variant of Leah, commonly given the sense 'weary' (sometimes interpreted as 'gazelle') | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leel | Varies by origin: Hebrew - (Liel) 'God is for me' / 'my God'; Arabic - related to 'night' (as in Layla/Leila); Sanskrit - from 'lila' meaning 'play' or 'divine play'. | Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Leesah | Pledged to God | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leff | Possibly 'heir, descendant' (from Old Norse Leifr); alternatively linked to 'lion' (Yiddish Leib) or 'heart' (Hebrew Lev). | English, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Leirah | Possibly 'night' (from Leila), 'weary' (from Leah), 'lyre/harp' (from Lyra), or 'field/furrow' (from Portuguese 'leira'). | Arabic, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Leive | A rare form that may derive from Old Norse 'Leifr' meaning 'heir/descendant', or from Hebrew 'Levi' meaning 'joined/attached'; in Dutch contexts it may relate to 'Lieve' ('dear'). | Dutch, German, Hebrew, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Leivoniah | Likely 'joined to Yahweh' or 'Yahweh has joined' (from Levi 'joined' + -iah referencing Yahweh) | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leivy | Derived from Levi meaning 'joined' or 'attached'; associated with the Israelite tribe of Levi (Levites). | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Lem | Devoted to God; belonging to God | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| LeMicah | Variant of Micah, meaning 'Who is like God?' | Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Lemuela | Devoted to God; belonging to God | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leore | Derived from Hebrew elements meaning "my light" or "to/for light" (from 'or' = light). | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leronne | Likely derived from Hebrew Liron meaning "my song" or "I have joy" | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Leshana | Derived from Hebrew l'shanah, literally 'for the year' (recognized from the greeting 'l'shanah tovah' - 'a good year') | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leshem | Precious gemstone; name of a biblical stone/place often identified with a jacinth or other precious gem | Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Lesley-Jo | Combines Lesley ('holly garden') and Jo ('God is gracious' / 'God will add') | Hebrew, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Lesley-Marie | Compound of Lesley (from the holly garden / place name) and Marie (form of Mary: 'bitter' or 'beloved'). | Hebrew, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Lesly-Maria | ‘from the holly garden’ (Lesly) + ‘beloved/wished-for child’ (Maria) | English, Hebrew, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Letiphah | Obscure - biblical name of uncertain meaning | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Leura | Possibly 'laurel' (symbolic victory) or 'light', depending on derivation. | Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Levah | Likely a variant of Leah or related to Hebrew lev (heart); meanings associated include 'weary' (from Leah) or 'heart'. | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levana | Hebrew: "white"/"moon"; Roman myth: "to lift" | Hebrew, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Levaniah | From Hebrew 'levanah' meaning 'moon' or 'whiteness'; with the suffix -iah it can be interpreted as 'moon of God'. | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levey | From Hebrew 'Levi' meaning 'joined' or 'attached'; associated with the Levites (priestly tribe). | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Levinah | Possibly 'white' or 'moon' (from Hebrew Levana) or related to the Roman name Lavinia (meaning uncertain) | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levita | Feminine form of 'Levite' - a member of the Levite tribe; derived from Hebrew Levi meaning 'joined' or 'attached'. | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levona | Possibly 'white' or 'moon' (from Hebrew Levana) or a feminine form of Levon/Leona meaning 'lioness'. | Armenian, English, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levonah | From Hebrew לבנה (levanah), meaning "moon" or "white" | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levyah | From Hebrew Levi ('joined' or 'attached'); often understood as 'joined to God' or 'belonging to the Levites.' | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Levynn | Likely a modern/spelling variant of Levi, broadly understood as 'joined' or 'attached' from Hebrew; often treated as a contemporary given name. | English, Hebrew | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hebrew-origin name in our dataset.
