Girls' name · since 1917
Lodell
22 babies named Lodell in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lodell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lodell has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1927.
- #44,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lodell ranks #44,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #44,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lodell's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lodell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lodell's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lodell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1927
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Lodell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 73% of the file).
1920s was Lodell's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Lodell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (73% of all-time use).
Lodell by state
Where Lodell concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide.
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- Mississippi records the most Lodells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lodell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1917–1927 (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 Lodell 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.