Girls' name · since 1962

Lagail

12 babies named Lagail in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#51,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1962
1960s
peak decade

Lagail is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1962.

Lagail has 12 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1964.

  • #51,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1962
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lagail ranks #51,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.

#51,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1962
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lagail's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lagail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lagail's full recorded timeline at 1964, 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 1962, with just 6 recorded births.

Lagail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
6 19621964 6

Lagail by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Lagail's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lagail births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lagail?
12 babies have been named Lagail since 1962. All-time, it sits at #51,976 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1962 with 6 births.
Where does Lagail sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lagail ranks #51,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lagail most popular?
Lagail was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Lagail been used?
Lagail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 3 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Lagail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lagina, Lagena, Lagretta, Lagertha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lagail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1962–1964 (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 Lagail 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.