Girls' name · since 1897
Lepha
Lepha has 11 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1897 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1897
- 1890s
- peak decade
Lepha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1897.
Social Security Administration records show Lepha recorded 11 times among girls since 1897, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1917.
- #53,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1897
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lepha ranks #53,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1897, peaking in the 1890s.
- #53,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1897
- 1890s
- peak decade
Lepha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lepha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lepha's full recorded timeline at 1917, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1897 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lepha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1917
- Peak year (1897)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lepha by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1890s was Lepha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lepha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Lepha's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1910s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lepha
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lepha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1897)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1897–1917 (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 Lepha 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.