Girls' name · since 1981
Lahela
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Lahela, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lahela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 230 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Lahela recorded 230 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #18,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lahela ranks #18,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lahela's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Lahela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lahela's full recorded timeline at 2005, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lahela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Lahela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (118 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Lahela's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lahela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (51% of all-time use).
Lahela by state
Where Lahela concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 27 | 11.7% |
27 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lahela's data
- Lahela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Lahelas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lahela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Lahela 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.