Recorded 1907–1927 Girls' name Peak 1907 16 births

Lerah — girls' name

16 babies named Lerah in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1907. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Lerah since 1907, peaking in the 1900s, last recorded in 1927.

16
total births
1907–1927
years on record
1900s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1900s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lerah was born in this single decade.

1907
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lerah in 1907 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lerah between 1907 and 1927, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lerah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1907, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerah performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lerah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerah 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.

Lerah at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

16

Since 1907

21 years of records

Peak year

1907

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1907

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1927

Lerah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1907

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1907)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 192719181907 6

Lerah by decade

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

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
6 births that decade — 38% of Lerah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerah?
16 babies have been named Lerah since 1907. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1907 with 6 births.
When was Lerah most popular?
Lerah was most popular in the 1900s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1907.
How long has the name Lerah been used?
Lerah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 21 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Lerah?
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, 1907–1927 (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.