Recorded 1937–1995 Girls' name Peak 1970 74 births

Lerae — girls' name

74 babies named Lerae in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s61960s301970s111980s151990s6
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lerae was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lerae in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerae

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Lerae between 1937 and 1995, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lerae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerae performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lerae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerae 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 74 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.

Lerae at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

74

Since 1937

59 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1937

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lerae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1937

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 19951989198119701966196519641963196219551937 6

Lerae by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 41% of Lerae's all-time total
1930s61950s61960s301970s111980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerae?
74 babies have been named Lerae since 1937. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Lerae most popular?
Lerae was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Lerae been used?
Lerae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 59 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lerae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lera, Leroy, Lerin, Lerlene, 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, 1937–1995 (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.