Girls' name · since 1969
Lelania
66 babies named Lelania in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lelania is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 66 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Lelania recorded 66 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1975.
- #31,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelania ranks #31,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lelania's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lelania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lelania splits its recorded history at 1972: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lelania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1975
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1975.
66 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 18 births in a single year.
Lelania by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (59 births, 89% of the file).
1970s was Lelania's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Lelania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 59 births (89% of all-time use).
Lelania decade highlights
- Peak decade 59 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Lelania by state
Where Lelania concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 7.6% |
5 of 66 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 7.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Lelanias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lelania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1969–1975 (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 Lelania 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.
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