How Many People Are Named Le?
An estimated 1,200 people in the United States have the first name Le. It is used for both genders, with 53.1% female. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Le peaked in popularity in 1982 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Le as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Le paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Le is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,200
About 1 in 285,629 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
53.1% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1982
49 births
Total Registered
1,653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Le
Le is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (46.9%) and females (53.1%). Out of 1,653 total births registered, 775 were male and 878 were female.
Le as a male name
Ranked #10,280 in 2014
7 male births in 2014
Peak: 1990 (20 births)
Le as a female name
Ranked #16,261 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1982 (35 births)
Le: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Le span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 310 babies were registered. Le has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Le by Decade
How has Le tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Le by State
Le + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Le as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Le
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Le: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Le?
We estimate approximately 1,200 people named Le are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 285,629 Americans share this first name.
Is Le a common name?
Le is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Le most popular?
Le reached peak popularity in 1982, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Le is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Le a female name?
Le is predominantly female. 53.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Le Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Le Smith, Le Johnson, Le Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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