The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2017 Starting On L.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on L? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2017 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 1 in 85 (1.17%) | 18,874 |
| 5 | Logan | 1 in 114 (0.87%) | 14,061 |
| 11 | Lucas | 1 in 124 (0.81%) | 13,032 |
| 30 | Luke | 1 in 174 (0.57%) | 9,224 |
| 35 | Levi | 1 in 190 (0.53%) | 8,478 |
| 41 | Lincoln | 1 in 196 (0.51%) | 8,202 |
| 57 | Landon | 1 in 253 (0.4%) | 6,358 |
| 61 | Leo | 1 in 270 (0.37%) | 5,965 |
| 97 | Leonardo | 1 in 391 (0.26%) | 4,120 |
| 117 | Luis | 1 in 477 (0.21%) | 3,377 |
| 131 | Luca | 1 in 522 (0.19%) | 3,081 |
| 197 | Lorenzo | 1 in 812 (0.12%) | 1,983 |
| 221 | Lukas | 1 in 935 (0.11%) | 1,722 |
| 246 | Leon | 1 in 1,076 (0.09%) | 1,496 |
| 255 | Legend | 1 in 1,123 (0.09%) | 1,433 |
| 278 | Louis | 1 in 1,257 (0.08%) | 1,281 |
| 298 | Lane | 1 in 1,383 (0.07%) | 1,164 |
| 370 | Leonel | 1 in 1,859 (0.05%) | 866 |
| 388 | Leland | 1 in 2,048 (0.05%) | 786 |
| 406 | Lennox | 1 in 2,155 (0.05%) | 747 |
| 414 | Landen | 1 in 2,236 (0.04%) | 720 |
| 436 | Lawson | 1 in 2,367 (0.04%) | 680 |
| 442 | Luka | 1 in 2,399 (0.04%) | 671 |
| 486 | Lawrence | 1 in 2,854 (0.04%) | 564 |
| 504 | Leonidas | 1 in 2,992 (0.03%) | 538 |
| 513 | Luciano | 1 in 3,060 (0.03%) | 526 |
| 528 | Landyn | 1 in 3,187 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 543 | Lewis | 1 in 3,367 (0.03%) | 478 |
| 574 | Lucian | 1 in 3,709 (0.03%) | 434 |
| 601 | Lionel | 1 in 3,964 (0.03%) | 406 |
| 615 | Larry | 1 in 4,138 (0.02%) | 389 |
| 616 | Leonard | 1 in 4,138 (0.02%) | 389 |
| 635 | Lance | 1 in 4,386 (0.02%) | 367 |
| 664 | Lucca | 1 in 4,693 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 670 | Langston | 1 in 4,790 (0.02%) | 336 |
| 674 | Lennon | 1 in 4,834 (0.02%) | 333 |
| 689 | Lee | 1 in 5,078 (0.02%) | 317 |
| 705 | Layne | 1 in 5,330 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 713 | Lachlan | 1 in 5,438 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 717 | Layton | 1 in 5,512 (0.02%) | 292 |
| 725 | Leandro | 1 in 5,648 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 730 | Lochlan | 1 in 5,668 (0.02%) | 284 |
| 806 | London | 1 in 6,879 (0.01%) | 234 |
| 865 | Landry | 1 in 7,968 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 876 | Leighton | 1 in 8,170 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 886 | Lamar | 1 in 8,297 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 948 | Leroy | 1 in 9,304 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 988 | Leif | 1 in 10,123 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 998 | Louie | 1 in 10,384 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 999 | Lyric | 1 in 10,384 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 1016 | Lyle | 1 in 10,731 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1040 | Ledger | 1 in 11,256 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 1066 | Lian | 1 in 11,923 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 1122 | Laith | 1 in 13,413 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 1179 | Linus | 1 in 15,043 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 1196 | Lev | 1 in 15,477 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 1217 | Lyndon | 1 in 15,936 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 1289 | Lazarus | 1 in 17,884 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 1329 | Lucien | 1 in 18,936 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 1363 | Lamont | 1 in 20,120 (0%) | 80 |
| 1389 | Linkin | 1 in 20,904 (0%) | 77 |
| 1390 | Lyam | 1 in 20,904 (0%) | 77 |
| 1409 | Leeland | 1 in 21,751 (0%) | 74 |
| 1420 | Legacy | 1 in 22,049 (0%) | 73 |
| 1446 | Lathan | 1 in 22,994 (0%) | 70 |
| 1455 | Link | 1 in 23,327 (0%) | 69 |
| 1481 | Lucius | 1 in 24,024 (0%) | 67 |
| 1498 | Lazaro | 1 in 25,150 (0%) | 64 |
| 1525 | Lenny | 1 in 25,961 (0%) | 62 |
| 1550 | Lenox | 1 in 27,281 (0%) | 59 |
| 1563 | Levon | 1 in 27,751 (0%) | 58 |
| 1638 | Luther | 1 in 31,561 (0%) | 51 |
| 1676 | Leopold | 1 in 33,533 (0%) | 48 |
| 1743 | Lloyd | 1 in 37,432 (0%) | 43 |
| 1786 | Lester | 1 in 39,258 (0%) | 41 |
| 1787 | Lex | 1 in 39,258 (0%) | 41 |
| 1799 | Lars | 1 in 40,240 (0%) | 40 |
| 1800 | Lucio | 1 in 40,240 (0%) | 40 |
| 1820 | Linden | 1 in 41,271 (0%) | 39 |
| 1843 | Luc | 1 in 42,358 (0%) | 38 |
| 1861 | Laken | 1 in 43,502 (0%) | 37 |
| 1862 | Loki | 1 in 43,502 (0%) | 37 |
| 1942 | Lonnie | 1 in 48,775 (0%) | 33 |
| 1985 | Lenin | 1 in 51,922 (0%) | 31 |
| 1986 | Linkoln | 1 in 51,922 (0%) | 31 |
| 2036 | Lemuel | 1 in 55,503 (0%) | 29 |
| 2056 | Leopoldo | 1 in 57,485 (0%) | 28 |
| 2097 | Laurence | 1 in 59,614 (0%) | 27 |
| 2123 | Lamarcus | 1 in 61,907 (0%) | 26 |
| 2160 | Ladarius | 1 in 64,383 (0%) | 25 |
| 2195 | Levy | 1 in 67,066 (0%) | 24 |
| 2266 | Larkin | 1 in 73,163 (0%) | 22 |
| 2267 | Lino | 1 in 73,163 (0%) | 22 |
| 2268 | Loyal | 1 in 73,163 (0%) | 22 |
| 2395 | Liev | 1 in 84,715 (0%) | 19 |
| 2450 | Landan | 1 in 89,421 (0%) | 18 |
| 2451 | Locke | 1 in 89,421 (0%) | 18 |
| 2452 | Loren | 1 in 89,421 (0%) | 18 |
| 2453 | Lyon | 1 in 89,421 (0%) | 18 |
| 2574 | Leander | 1 in 100,599 (0%) | 16 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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