Girls' name · since 1916
Lefa
17 babies named Lefa in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lefa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lefa has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 1923.
- #47,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lefa ranks #47,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #47,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lefa's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lefa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lefa's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lefa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1923
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Lefa by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
1910s was Lefa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Lefa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Lefa's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1920s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lefa
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lefa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1916–1923 (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 Lefa 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.