Unisex name · since 1916
Le
878 babies named Le in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 878
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Le sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 878 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Le recorded 878 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2006.
- #8,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 878 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Le ranks #8,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 878 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 878
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Le's 878 recorded births place it above 88.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Le's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Le splits its recorded history at 1971: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Le popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2006
- Peak year (1982)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Le popularity over time - boys
775 total births recorded since 1888 (Le as boys' name)
Le by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (204 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Le's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Le births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
184 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s
1980s
204 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 204 births (23% of all-time use).
How Le 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 Le's total volume
Le by state
Where Le concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
51 of 878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Le's decade-level peak was the 1980s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Les (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Le: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1916–2006 (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 Le 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.