Recorded 1917–1956 Girls' name Peak 1918 92 births

Lamerle — girls' name

92 babies named Lamerle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s331930s311950s5
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lamerle was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lamerle in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamerle

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Lamerle between 1917 and 1956, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamerle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamerle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lamerle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lamerle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamerle 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 92 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.

Lamerle at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

92

Since 1917

40 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1917

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1956

Lamerle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1917

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 19561935193219271924192019181917 6

Lamerle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 36% of Lamerle's all-time total
1910s231920s331930s311950s5

Lamerle by state

Where Lamerle concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lamerle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
28 30.4%
Texas share of Lamerle's total US births 30.4%

28 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamerle?
92 babies have been named Lamerle since 1917. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Lamerle most popular?
Lamerle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Lamerle most popular?
The top states for the name Lamerle are Texas (28 births).
How long has the name Lamerle been used?
Lamerle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 40 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Lamerle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamonica, Lamia, Lamar, 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, 1917–1956 (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.