Girls' name · since 1884

Lala

1,778 babies named Lala in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,101 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,377 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,778
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade

1,778 babies have been named Lala since 1884, making it today's #8377 girls' name.

Lala has 1,778 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8377 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.

  • #5,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,377 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,778 born since 1884
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lala ranks #5,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,778 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.

#5,101 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,377 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,778
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%51.5%
Lala vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lala's 1,778 recorded births place it above 92.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Lala compares

1,778 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lala's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lala Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,778 376 567,345
Peak-year births 39 21 19,840

Lala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lala's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
39
Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
01020304050 188419001916193219481966199920152025 12

Lala by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (335 births, 19% of the file).

1920s was Lala's strongest decade.

335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Lala births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 335 births (19% of all-time use).

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

How Lala compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lala's total volume

Lala vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 6.4%-84, 7.4%-74, 2.9%-121, 3.5%-87, 2.7%-36, 7%-111, 5%-108, 10.8%-25, 7.1%-105, 6.9%-56, 4.9%-109, 4.5%-114, 4.3%-68, 4.5%-99, 5.1%Lala-142, 2.2%Lala
Lala vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lala by state

Where Lala concentrates geographically, total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
103 5.8%
#2 New Mexico
62 3.5%
#3 North Carolina
56 3.1%
#4 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#5 Virginia
5 0.3%
Texas share of Lala's total US births 5.8%
Even split

103 of 1,778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lala? ▼
1,778 babies have been named Lala since 1884. All-time, it sits at #5,101 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,377 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 39 births.
Where does Lala sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lala ranks #5,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lala most popular? ▼
Lala was most popular in the 1920s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Lala most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lala are Texas (103 births), New Mexico (62 births), North Carolina (56 births).
How long has the name Lala been used? ▼
Records for Lala go back to 1884, giving 142 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lala? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lalita, Lalah, Lalani, Lalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lala's data

  • Lala's decade-level peak was the 1920s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Lalas (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lala

Nearby Names Like Lala

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lala

Lalita Girl
782 births
Lalah Girl
#15001 457 births
Lalani Girl
#4686 385 births
Lalia Girl
#8378 351 births
Lalla Girl
324 births

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Zela #8381
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lala: 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, 1884–2025 (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 Lala 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.