Girls' name · since 1894
Lellie
Lellie has 16 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1894 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Lellie since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lellie recorded 16 times among girls since 1894, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1925.
- #48,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lellie ranks #48,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #48,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lellie's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lellie's full recorded timeline at 1920, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1894 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lellie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1925
- Peak year (1894)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lellie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Lellie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lellie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1894)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1894–1925 (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 Lellie 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.