Recorded 1917–2019 Boys' name Peak 1970 400 births

Lasalle — boys' name

400 babies named Lasalle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s411930s531940s351950s391960s661970s501980s481990s392010s11
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Lasalle was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lasalle in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lasalle

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Lasalle between 1917 and 2019, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lasalle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lasalle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lasalle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lasalle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lasalle 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 400 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.

Lasalle at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

400

Since 1917

103 years of records

Peak year

1970

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1917

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2019

Lasalle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1917

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
46810121416 201919891979196819601949193419261917 6

Lasalle popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1972 (Lasalle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
567891011 19781972 10

Lasalle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
66 births that decade — 17% of Lasalle's all-time total
1910s181920s411930s531940s351950s391960s661970s501980s481990s392010s11

Lasalle by state

Where Lasalle concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lasalle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Lasalle's total US births 1.3%

5 of 400 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasalle?
400 babies have been named Lasalle since 1917. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1970 with 14 births.
When was Lasalle most popular?
Lasalle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lasalle most popular?
The top states for the name Lasalle are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lasalle been used?
Lasalle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 103 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Lasalle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lashawn, Laszlo, Lashaun, Lashon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1917–2019 (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.