Recorded 1916–1936 Girls' name Peak 1917 68 births

Lerline — girls' name

68 babies named Lerline in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s371930s12
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lerline was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lerline in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerline

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Lerline between 1916 and 1936, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lerline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lerline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerline 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 68 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.

Lerline at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

68

Since 1916

21 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1916

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1936

Lerline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1916

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Lerline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 54% of Lerline's all-time total
1910s191920s371930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerline?
68 babies have been named Lerline since 1916. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Lerline most popular?
Lerline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Lerline been used?
Lerline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 21 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Lerline?
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, 1916–1936 (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.