Girls' name · since 1907
Lerah
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.
- #48,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1907
- 1900s
- peak decade
Lerah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lerah has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1900s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1927.
- #48,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1907
- 1900s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lerah ranks #48,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1907, peaking in the 1900s.
- #48,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1907
- 1900s
- peak decade
Lerah'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.
Lerah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lerah splits its recorded history at 1918: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1907 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lerah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1927
- Peak year (1907)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lerah by decade
1900s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1900s was Lerah's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lerah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Lerah's usage has stayed within range of its 1900s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lerah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1907–1927 (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 Lerah 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.