Girls' name · since 1919
Lareta
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Lareta, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lareta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Lareta recorded 102 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1954.
- #26,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lareta ranks #26,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lareta's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lareta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lareta splits its recorded history at 1938: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lareta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1954
- Peak year (1935)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lareta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (40 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Lareta's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lareta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 40 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Lareta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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 Lareta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1919–1954 (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 Lareta 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.