Recorded 1911–1983 Girls' name Peak 1968 1,312 births

Lahoma — girls' name

1,312 babies named Lahoma in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s2061920s3021930s1841940s1411950s851960s2071970s1701980s17
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lahoma was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

109 babies were named Lahoma in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lahoma

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,312 babies named Lahoma between 1911 and 1983, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lahoma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lahoma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lahoma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 393 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and West Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lahoma in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lahoma 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 1,312 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.

Lahoma at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

1,312

Since 1911

73 years of records

Peak year

1968

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1911

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1983

Lahoma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1911

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1968)
109
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Lahoma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
302 births that decade — 23% of Lahoma's all-time total
1910s2061920s3021930s1841940s1411950s851960s2071970s1701980s17

Lahoma by state

Where Lahoma concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lahoma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
393 30.0%
#2 Texas
43 3.3%
#3 West Virginia
37 2.8%
#4 Louisiana
20 1.5%
#5 North Carolina
14 1.1%
#6 Florida
8 0.6%
#7 South Carolina
7 0.5%
#8 Georgia
6 0.5%
Oklahoma share of Lahoma's total US births 30.0%
Even split

393 of 1,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Lahoma appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lahoma?
1,312 babies have been named Lahoma since 1911. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1968 with 109 births.
When was Lahoma most popular?
Lahoma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Lahoma most popular?
The top states for the name Lahoma are Oklahoma (393 births), Texas (43 births), West Virginia (37 births).
How long has the name Lahoma been used?
Lahoma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 73 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Lahoma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lahna, Lahela, Lahari, Lahana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1911–1983 (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.