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Lael

gender-neutral name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

belonging to God

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lael peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,832 people · the #5,438 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 16

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Lael living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 374 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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