Girls' name · since 1962
Lelana
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Lelana, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lelana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Lelana recorded 15 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2004.
- #49,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelana ranks #49,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #49,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lelana's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lelana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lelana's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded.
Lelana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2004
- Peak year (1962)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lelana by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Lelana's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Lelana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lelana's data
- Lelana's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lelana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1962–2004 (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 Lelana 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.