Total births
97
Girls' name · since 1980
Laleh
97 babies named Laleh in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12518
- among girls today
- 97
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
97 babies have been named Laleh since 1980, making it today's #12518 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laleh has been recorded 97 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #12518 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #12518 among girls today
- 97 born since 1980
- 2020s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Laleh is currently the #12518 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 97 born since 1980, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12518
- among girls today
- 97
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Laleh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12518
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Laleh was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
10 babies were named Laleh in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
How Laleh compares
97 24th percentile among 17,726 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
Laleh's all-time total is 75% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laleh | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Laleh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laleh's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laleh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#12,518
Active since
1980
Laleh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Laleh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Laleh's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Laleh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Laleh? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 97 babies named Laleh. Today it holds rank #12518 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 10 births.
When was Laleh most popular? ▼
Laleh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Laleh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Laleh since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Laleh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lala, Lalita, Lalah, Lalani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Laleh
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Laleh
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Lalia Girl
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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, 1980–2025 (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. "Laleh: #12518 Girls' Name - 97 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laleh. 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 Laleh 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.