Girls' name · since 1880
Lella
Lella has 864 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 864
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 864 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lella recorded 864 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #8,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 864 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lella ranks #8,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 864 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 864
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lella's 864 recorded births place it above 88.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lella's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1916)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Lella by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (181 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Lella's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s
1890s
109 births
- 1900s
1900s
91 births
- 1910s
1910s
181 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 181 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lella 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 Lella's total volume
Lella by state
Where Lella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Lella's data
- Lella's decade-level peak was the 1910s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lellas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Lella 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.