Recorded 1894–1925 Girls' name Peak 1894 16 births

Lellie — girls' name

16 babies named Lellie in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61920s10
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lellie was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lellie in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lellie

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lellie between 1894 and 1925, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lellie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lellie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lellie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lellie 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 16 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.

Lellie at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

16

Since 1894

32 years of records

Peak year

1894

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1894

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1925

Lellie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1894

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1894)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 192519201894 6

Lellie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 63% of Lellie's all-time total
1890s61920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lellie?
16 babies have been named Lellie since 1894. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1894 with 6 births.
When was Lellie most popular?
Lellie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
How long has the name Lellie been used?
Lellie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 32 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Lellie?
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, 1894–1925 (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.