Recorded 1962–2004 Girls' name Peak 1962 15 births

Lelana — girls' name

15 babies named Lelana in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s102000s5

The verdict

15 girls have been named Lelana since 1962, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2004.

15
total births
1962–2004
years on record
1960s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lelana was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lelana in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lelana

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lelana between 1962 and 2004, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lelana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lelana performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lelana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lelana 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 15 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.

Lelana at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

15

Since 1962

43 years of records

Peak year

1962

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1962

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2004

Lelana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1962

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1962)
5
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
5 200419691962 5

Lelana by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 67% of Lelana's all-time total
1960s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lelana?
15 babies have been named Lelana since 1962. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1962 with 5 births.
When was Lelana most popular?
Lelana was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Lelana been used?
Lelana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 43 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Lelana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lela, Lelia, Lelah, Lelani, 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, 1962–2004 (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.