unisex name

Le

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 2
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,905

Le is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 53% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2014 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 49 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1888.

Le over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Le by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 6
1910s 87
1920s 125
1930s 78
1940s 92
1950s 172
1960s 234
1970s 191
1980s 310
1990s 272
2000s 79
2010s (to 2014) 7

How popular is Le?

In 2014, Le was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Le is used

Canada #2,986 6 in 2012
England & Wales #5,927 3 in 2025
France #5,974 5 in 2018
United States #9,984 7 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Le

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Le also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Le over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Le

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Le — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Le

How popular is the name Le?

In 2014, Le was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Le a girl's or a boy's name?

Le is used for both girls and boys. About 53% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Le?

Le has 1 syllable.

When was Le most popular?

Le peaked in 1982, when 49 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Le a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Le currently ranks #5,927 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.