Girls' name · since 1885
Lalla
Lalla has 324 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lalla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 324 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lalla has been recorded 324 times among girls since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2010.
- #15,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lalla ranks #15,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lalla's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lalla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lalla's full recorded timeline at 1919, 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 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lalla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2010
- Peak year (1920)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Lalla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Lalla's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lalla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lalla's data
- Lalla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lalla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1885–2010 (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 Lalla 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.