Girls' name · since 1917
Lamerle
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Lamerle, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lamerle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Lamerle recorded 92 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1956.
- #28,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamerle ranks #28,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lamerle's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lamerle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamerle's full recorded timeline at 1927, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamerle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1956
- Peak year (1918)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lamerle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Lamerle's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lamerle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (36% of all-time use).
Lamerle by state
Where Lamerle concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 30.4% |
28 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lamerle's data
- Lamerle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lamerles (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lamerle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1917–1956 (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 Lamerle 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.