Boys' name · since 1917
Lasalle
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Lasalle, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lasalle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 400 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Lasalle recorded 400 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2019.
- #9,026 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 400 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasalle ranks #9,026 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lasalle's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lasalle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lasalle's full recorded timeline at 1961, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lasalle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2019
- Peak year (1970)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Lasalle popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1972 (Lasalle as girls' name)
Lasalle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (66 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Lasalle's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lasalle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 66 births (17% of all-time use).
Lasalle by state
Where Lasalle concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 400 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lasalle's data
- Lasalle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lasalles (5 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 Lasalle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1917–2019 (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 Lasalle 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.