Girls' name · since 1960
Lachele
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 155 babies named Lachele, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
155 girls have been named Lachele since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lachele has been recorded 155 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1992.
- #22,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lachele ranks #22,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lachele's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lachele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lachele's full recorded timeline at 1975, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lachele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1992
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Lachele by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (71 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Lachele's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lachele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 71 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lachele's data
- Lachele's decade-level peak was the 1970s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lachele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lachele draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.