Girls' name · since 1885

Lelie

5 babies named Lelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1885. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#67,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1885
1880s
peak decade

5 girls have been named Lelie since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Lelie recorded 5 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1880s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1885.

  • #67,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 5 born since 1885
  • 1880s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelie ranks #67,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1885, peaking in the 1880s.

#67,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1885
1880s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Lelie's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1885

Last recorded 1885
Peak year (1885)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1885 5

Lelie by decade

1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1880s was Lelie's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lelie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lelie?
Lelie has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1885, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #67,585 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1885. 5 babies were born in 1885, its single highest year.
Where does Lelie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelie ranks #67,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lelie most popular?
Lelie was most popular in the 1880s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1885.
How long has the name Lelie been used?
The SSA has tracked Lelie since 1885 -- 1 year through the most recent 1885 data.
What names are similar to Lelie?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1885–1885 (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 Lelie 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.