Recorded 1974–1979 Girls' name Peak 1976 39 births

Lachana — girls' name

39 babies named Lachana in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s39
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lachana was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lachana in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lachana

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Lachana between 1974 and 1979, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lachana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lachana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lachana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 39 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lachana at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

39

Since 1974

6 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1974

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lachana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1974

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 197919781977197619751974 7

Lachana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 100% of Lachana's all-time total
1970s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachana?
39 babies have been named Lachana since 1974. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Lachana most popular?
Lachana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Lachana been used?
Lachana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 6 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lachana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lacey, Lacy, Lacie, Laci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.