Girls' name · since 1968
Lalena
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Lalena, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lalena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1968.
Lalena has 291 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2010.
- #16,175 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lalena ranks #16,175 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lalena's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lalena splits its recorded history at 1976: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2010
- Peak year (1970)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lalena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (217 births, 75% of the file).
1970s was Lalena's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Lalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
217 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 217 births (75% of all-time use).
Lalena by state
Where Lalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
26 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lalena's data
- Lalena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lalenas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1968–2010 (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 Lalena 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.