Recorded 1961–1990 Girls' name Peak 1979 124 births

Lichelle — girls' name

124 babies named Lichelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s541980s311990s6
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lichelle was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lichelle in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lichelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Lichelle between 1961 and 1990, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lichelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lichelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lichelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lichelle 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 124 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.

Lichelle at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

124

Since 1961

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1961

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lichelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1961

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 1990198619791974197119681961 8

Lichelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
54 births that decade — 44% of Lichelle's all-time total
1960s331970s541980s311990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lichelle?
124 babies have been named Lichelle since 1961. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Lichelle most popular?
Lichelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Lichelle been used?
Lichelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 30 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lichelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Licia, Licet, Licette, Lica, and 1 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, 1961–1990 (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.