Recorded 1960–2023 Girls' name Peak 1977 310 births

Lehua — girls' name

310 babies named Lehua in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s791980s651990s102000s602010s612020s20
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lehua was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lehua in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lehua

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Lehua between 1960 and 2023, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lehua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lehua performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lehua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lehua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lehua 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 310 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.

Lehua at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

310

Since 1960

64 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1960

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lehua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1960

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
46810121416 20232016200820021985197919731960 5

Lehua by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 25% of Lehua's all-time total
1960s151970s791980s651990s102000s602010s612020s20

Lehua by state

Where Lehua concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lehua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
96 31.0%
Hawaii share of Lehua's total US births 31.0%

96 of 310 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lehua?
310 babies have been named Lehua since 1960. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Lehua most popular?
Lehua was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Lehua most popular?
The top states for the name Lehua are Hawaii (96 births).
How long has the name Lehua been used?
Lehua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 64 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lehua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lehlani, Leha, Lehanna, Lehana, 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, 1960–2023 (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.