Le
The Story of Le
As a girl name
Le first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 35 Les were born — ranking #2,646 that year. As of 2026, Le ranks #15,152 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 878 Les have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Le first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 20 Les were born — ranking #3,058 that year. As of 2026, Le ranks #9,639 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 775 Les have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Le
Le is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 878 births in the dataset. Le's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #2,646. Use the chart and map above to compare Le's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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