Recorded 1945–1969 Boys' name Peak 1945 74 births

Lerry — boys' name

74 babies named Lerry in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s341960s15
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lerry was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lerry in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerry

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Lerry between 1945 and 1969, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lerry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerry performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lerry shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerry 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.

Lerry at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

74

Since 1945

25 years of records

Peak year

1945

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1945

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1969

Lerry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1945

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1945)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 196919641961195619551954195119501949194819471945 9

Lerry by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
34 births that decade — 46% of Lerry's all-time total
1940s251950s341960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerry?
74 babies have been named Lerry since 1945. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1945 with 9 births.
When was Lerry most popular?
Lerry was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Lerry been used?
Lerry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 25 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Lerry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leroy, Leron, Lerone, Leray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1945–1969 (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.