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Cool Baby Names That Start With L

Baby names that start with L are intrinsically lovely, luscious, lilting — and among the most stylish of our era. Liam, the top L name for boys, is also the most popular name for boys in the US overall. The most common L name for girls is Luna, the name of the Roman goddess of the moon.

Along with Luna, other cool girl names beginning with L in the US Top 400 include Lucy, Leilani, Lucia, Lila, and Lyric. In addition to Liam, other cool boy names starting with L in the US Top 400 include Luke, Levi, Lincoln, Leo, and Luca. Among the most unique of the cool L names are Lettice, Laredo, and Leatrice, which were each given to fewer than 5 babies in the most recent year on record.

Internationally popular baby names qualify as cool L names. Among them, Leonie in France, Lior in Israel, and Leonor in Portugal.

Here, our collection of the most intriguing L-starting cool baby names.

Leilani

Meaning: heavenly flower

Origin:Hawaiian
554
Lila

Meaning: night; play

Origin:Arabic, Sanskrit
108
Lyra

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
28
Lilith

Meaning: ghost, night monster

Origin:Assyrian, Sumerian
58
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Origin:Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
185
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Lilac

Meaning: bluish or lilac

Origin:English, from Persian
411
Lydia

Meaning: woman from Lydia

Origin:Greek
66
Lucia

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
104
Lulu

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Liv

Meaning: life

Origin:Norse
412
Leonie

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
429
Lilou

Meaning: lily

Origin:Occitan pet form of French Liliane
782
Lumi

Meaning: snow

Origin:Finnish
374
Lorelei

Meaning: alluring, temptress

Origin:German
178
Louise

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:French and English, feminine variation of Louis
377
Laia

Meaning: sweet-speaking

Origin:Catalan diminutive of Eulalia
862
Linnea

Meaning: twinflower, lime tree

Origin:Swedish
363
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
522
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234