Girls' name · since 1972
Lalana
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Lalana, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lalana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Lalana recorded 60 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1972 to 2012.
- #32,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lalana ranks #32,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #32,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lalana's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lalana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lalana's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lalana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lalana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Lalana's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lalana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (37% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lalana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1972–2012 (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 Lalana 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.