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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.

Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
562
Lula The name Lula is of English origins and it i...
Origin:Diminutive of any Lu name
578
Lozen

Meaning: one who steals horses

Origin:Apache, Native American
5342
Lowri

Meaning: laurel

Origin:Welsh, from Latin
2653
Linden

Meaning: linden tree hill

Origin:Variation of Lyndon
910
Lileas Lileas is a Latin-originated name traditiona...
Origin:Scottish variation of Lily
4478
Leah

Meaning: weary

Origin:Hebrew
286
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Letitia

Meaning: joy, gladness

Origin:Latin
1373
Lucretia The name Lucretia is of Latin origin and is ...
Origin:Latin, female form of Lucretius, meaning unknown
1155
Lark Lark is a name that is generally given to ba...
Origin:English bird name
855
Lotta A name with Italian origins, the meaning of ...
Origin:Short form of Charlotta or Carlotta
3861
Lettice

Meaning: joy, gladness

Origin:English variation of Letitia
1079
Leona

Meaning: lioness

Origin:Latin
551
Luella Luella is of American, German, and French or...
Origin:Spelling variation of Louella
788
Leonora The meaning of Leonora is 'the other energy'...
Origin:Italian diminutive of Eleonora or Eleanor, meaning unknown
404
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
3366
Lilia

Meaning: lily

Origin:Russian
398
Leila

Meaning: night

Origin:Arabic
432
Lior

Meaning: I have a light

Origin:Hebrew
1251