Girls' name · since 1883
Lassie
Lassie has 979 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 979
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lassie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 979 recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lassie has been recorded 979 times among girls since 1883, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1963.
- #7,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 979 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lassie ranks #7,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 979 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 979
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lassie's 979 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Lassie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lassie's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lassie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1963
- Peak year (1916)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Lassie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (247 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Lassie's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lassie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s
1890s
103 births
- 1900s
1900s
125 births
- 1910s
1910s
247 births
- 1920s
1920s
229 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 82
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 247 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lassie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lassie's total volume
Lassie by state
Where Lassie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 115 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 33 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 25 | 2.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
115 of 979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lassie's data
- Lassie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Lassies (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lassie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1883–1963 (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 Lassie 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.