Recorded 1915–1943 Girls' name Peak 1926 93 births

Lerlene — girls' name

93 babies named Lerlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s351930s241940s11
1920s
Peak decade

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

1926
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lerlene in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Lerlene between 1915 and 1943, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lerlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerlene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lerlene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerlene 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 93 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.

Lerlene at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

93

Since 1915

29 years of records

Peak year

1926

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1915

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1943

Lerlene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1915

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 1943193519301926192219191915 9

Lerlene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 38% of Lerlene's all-time total
1910s231920s351930s241940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerlene?
93 babies have been named Lerlene since 1915. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
When was Lerlene most popular?
Lerlene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Lerlene been used?
Lerlene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 29 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Lerlene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lera, Leroy, Lerin, Lerae, 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, 1915–1943 (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.