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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.

Leatrice Leatrice is a name of English origin, that i...
Origin:Combination of Leah and Beatrice
5531
Leith Leith is a lovely name used both for boys an...
Origin:Scottish, river name
5901
Lilo

Meaning: generous one

Origin:German, diminutive of Liselotte; Hawaiian
1181
Lumen

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
4302
Lakshmi

Meaning: a lucky omen

Origin:Sanskrit
1841
Louie

Meaning: renowned warrier

Origin:Variation of Louis, German and French
936
Lotus

Meaning: lotus flower

Origin:Greek
1513
Leonor A name of Spanish origin, the meaning of Leo...
Origin:Spanish and Portuguese variation of Eleanor, English, meaning unknown
1856
Laredo Laredo is a city in the US, existing in Texa...
Origin:Place-name
4865
Lynx Lynx is a powerful and unique name with root...
Origin:Animal name
1821
Legend

Meaning: hero or fable

Origin:English
556
Larson Larson is a sweet name with a reputable mean...
Origin:Scandinavian
4100
Origin:English surname
816
Lucine

Meaning: moon

Origin:Armenian
2167
Leora

Meaning: light

Origin:Diminutive of Eleanor, or Hebrew and Greek
1099
Libi

Meaning: my heart

Origin:Hebrew
2154
Llewyn The meaning of Llewyn is, 'Lion'. It is trad...
Origin:Variation of Llewellyn
1107
Liel

Meaning: my God

Origin:Hebrew
1884
Luna

Meaning: moon

Origin:Latin
6
Lucy

Meaning: light

Origin:English variation of Lucia, Latin
25