Girls' name · since 1978
Lama
522 babies named Lama in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lama is the #7240 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 522 recorded since 1978.
Lama has 522 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7240 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #11,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,240 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 522 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lama ranks #11,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,240 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 522 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lama's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Lama compares
522 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 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
Lama's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lama | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 522 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lama splits its recorded history at 2004: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lama by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Lama's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (30% of all-time use).
How Lama compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lama's total volume
Lama by state
Where Lama concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
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What to do with Lama's data
- Lama's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Lamas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Lama 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.