Recorded 1966–2004 Girls' name Peak 1973 189 births

Lachell — girls' name

189 babies named Lachell in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s501980s701990s392000s5
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Lachell was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lachell in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lachell

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Lachell between 1966 and 2004, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lachell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lachell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lachell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lachell 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 189 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.

Lachell at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

189

Since 1966

39 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1966

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2004

Lachell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1966

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 2004199119871983197919721966 8

Lachell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 37% of Lachell's all-time total
1960s251970s501980s701990s392000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachell?
189 babies have been named Lachell since 1966. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Lachell most popular?
Lachell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Lachell been used?
Lachell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 39 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Lachell?
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, 1966–2004 (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.