Meaning and history
Lael is a Hebrew name meaning “of God.” It is the name of the father of Eliasaph in the Old Testament, and in the Septuagint it appears with the Greek spelling Δαήλ (Dael).
20062006: 8 births, rank #8,732
2007: 16 births, rank #5,434
2008: 19 births, rank #4,901
2009: 15 births, rank #5,800
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 23 births, rank #4,221
2012: 22 births, rank #4,390
2013: 21 births, rank #4,463
2014: 23 births, rank #4,263
2015: 33 births, rank #3,365
20162016: 33 births, rank #3,358
2017: 22 births, rank #4,466
2018: 30 births, rank #3,607
2019: 52 births, rank #2,525
2020: 40 births, rank #2,925
20212021: 28 births, rank #3,814
2022: 31 births, rank #3,617
2023: 41 births, rank #3,005
2024: 123 births, rank #1,472
20252025: 156 births, rank #1,263
In 2025, 156 babies were recorded with the name Lael, ranking #1,263 among boys.