Girls' name · since 1883
Lelar
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 629 babies named Lelar, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lelar is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 629 have been recorded since 1883.
Lelar has 629 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1968.
- #10,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 629 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelar ranks #10,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lelar's 629 recorded births place it above 85.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lelar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lelar's full recorded timeline at 1913, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lelar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1968
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Lelar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Lelar's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lelar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
65 births
- 1890s
1890s
97 births
- 1900s
1900s
125 births
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lelar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lelar's total volume
Lelar by state
Where Lelar concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lelar's data
- Lelar's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lelars (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lelar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1883–1968 (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 Lelar 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.