Recorded 1883–1968 Girls' name Peak 1924 629 births

Lelar — girls' name

629 babies named Lelar in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s651890s971900s1251910s1151920s1301930s671940s141950s51960s11
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Lelar was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lelar in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lelar

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Lelar between 1883 and 1968, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lelar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lelar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lelar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lelar in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lelar 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 629 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.

Lelar at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

629

Since 1883

86 years of records

Peak year

1924

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1883

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 1968

Lelar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1883

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1924)
21
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
0510152025 196819341926191819101902189418861883 10

Lelar by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 21% of Lelar's all-time total
1880s651890s971900s1251910s1151920s1301930s671940s141950s51960s11

Lelar by state

Where Lelar concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lelar
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%
Mississippi share of Lelar's total US births 1.7%
Even split

11 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lelar?
629 babies have been named Lelar since 1883. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1924 with 21 births.
When was Lelar most popular?
Lelar was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Lelar most popular?
The top states for the name Lelar are Mississippi (11 births), Alabama (10 births), South Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Lelar been used?
Lelar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 86 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Lelar?
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, 1883–1968 (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.