Boys' name · since 1973
Lehi
Lehi has 357 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lehi currently ranks #8401 among boys' names in America, with 357 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Lehi recorded 357 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #8401 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,643 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,401 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lehi ranks #9,643 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,401 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 357 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lehi's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Lehi compares
357 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lehi's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lehi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lehi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lehi's full recorded timeline at 2002, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lehi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lehi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Lehi's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lehi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (27% of all-time use).
Lehi by state
Where Lehi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 357 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lehi's data
- Lehi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Lehis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Lehi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Lehi 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.