Girls' name · since 1914

Lazelle

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Lazelle, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#37,000 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

42 girls have been named Lazelle since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazelle has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1924.

  • #37,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 42 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazelle ranks #37,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#37,000 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lazelle's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lazelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lazelle's full recorded timeline at 1920, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lazelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1919)
9
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
45678910 1914191719191920192119231924 5

Lazelle by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 55% of the file).

1920s was Lazelle's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Lazelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lazelle? ▼
Lazelle has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #37,000 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1924. 9 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Lazelle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazelle ranks #37,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lazelle most popular? ▼
Lazelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Lazelle been used? ▼
Records for Lazelle go back to 1914, giving 11 years of history through 1924.
What names are similar to Lazelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lazaria, Lazara, Lazariah, Lazette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lazelle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lazelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1924 (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 Lazelle 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.