Recorded 1968–2010 Girls' name Peak 1970 291 births

Lalena — girls' name

291 babies named Lalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s2171980s272010s5
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Lalena was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

49 babies were named Lalena in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Lalena between 1968 and 2010, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lalena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lalena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lalena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lalena in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lalena 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 291 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.

Lalena at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

291

Since 1968

43 years of records

Peak year

1970

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1968

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2010

Lalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1968

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1970)
49
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0102030405060 2010198119781975197219691968 5

Lalena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
217 births that decade — 75% of Lalena's all-time total
1960s421970s2171980s272010s5

Lalena by state

Where Lalena concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lalena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 8.9%
#2 New York
16 5.5%
#3 Texas
6 2.1%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.7%
California share of Lalena's total US births 8.9%
Even split

26 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lalena?
291 babies have been named Lalena since 1968. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1970 with 49 births.
When was Lalena most popular?
Lalena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lalena most popular?
The top states for the name Lalena are California (26 births), New York (16 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Lalena been used?
Lalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 43 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Lalena?
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.

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, 1968–2010 (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.