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How to Pronounce Le
Pronounced LAY /ΛleΙͺ/Low
Meaning: Le renders the Vietnamese name Le, one of the most widespread family names in Vietnam and also used as a given name; it is the name of the Later Le dynasty that ruled Vietnam for much of the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, and it carries strong national and heritage weight.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Le entered American records chiefly through Vietnamese immigration, with usage building after the nineteen-seventies and reaching a modest high around 1990. It has always been most at home within Vietnamese American families.
It was never common in the wider United States, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak, and it remains closely tied to Vietnamese heritage. Said close to LAY, the single-syllable name carries centuries of national history in Vietnam.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Le mean?
It is a major Vietnamese family and given name, borne by the Later Le dynasty of Vietnam.
How do you pronounce Le?
It is said close to LAY /ΛleΙͺ/; the respelling is given so English voices do not mangle it.
Is Le a boy or girl name?
Le is used here as a boy's name in Vietnamese.
How popular is Le?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak, mostly within Vietnamese American families.