Recorded 1967–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 166 births

Lechelle — girls' name

166 babies named Lechelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s411980s571990s392000s12
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lechelle was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lechelle in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lechelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Lechelle between 1967 and 2009, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lechelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lechelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lechelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lechelle 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 166 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.

Lechelle at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

166

Since 1967

43 years of records

Peak year

1987

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1967

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lechelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1967

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 200919961991198719831979197319691967 5

Lechelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 34% of Lechelle's all-time total
1960s171970s411980s571990s392000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lechelle?
166 babies have been named Lechelle since 1967. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 12 births.
When was Lechelle most popular?
Lechelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Lechelle been used?
Lechelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 43 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lechelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lecia, Lecretia, Lechia, Lecie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–2009 (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.