Total births
18
Unisex name · since 2010
Lal
18 babies named Lal in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 2010–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
18 boys have been named Lal since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lal recorded 18 times among boys since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2013.
- 18 total births
- 2010–2013 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
18 boys have been named Lal since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.
- 18
- total births
- 2010–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lal was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lal in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Lal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lal's full recorded timeline at 2012, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lal at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Lal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2013
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Lal popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2013 (Lal as girls' name)
Lal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lal's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lal? ▼
18 babies have been named Lal since 2010. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Lal most popular? ▼
Lal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Lal a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Lal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 18 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Lal been used? ▼
Lal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 4 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Lal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lalo, Lalit, Lalith. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lal: Baby Name Since 2010 - 18 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lal 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 June 2026.