Girls' name · since 1943
Lazette
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Lazette, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lazette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 146 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Lazette recorded 146 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1943 to 1999.
- #23,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazette ranks #23,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lazette's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lazette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lazette's full recorded timeline at 1969, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lazette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1999
- Peak year (1969)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1999.
146 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 12 births in a single year.
Lazette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (72 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Lazette's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lazette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 72 births (49% of all-time use).
Lazette decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Lazette's data
- Lazette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- 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 Lazette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1943–1999 (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 Lazette 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.
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