Recorded 1890–1956 Girls' name Peak 1929 498 births

Lodema — girls' name

498 babies named Lodema in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s191900s291910s1201920s1661930s991940s491950s16
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lodema was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

23 babies were named Lodema in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lodema

The Social Security Administration has registered 498 babies named Lodema between 1890 and 1956, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lodema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lodema performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lodema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lodema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lodema 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 498 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.

Lodema at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

498

Since 1890

67 years of records

Peak year

1929

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1890

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1956

Lodema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1890

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1929)
23
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0510152025 195619441937193119251919191319051890 6

Lodema by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
166 births that decade — 33% of Lodema's all-time total
1890s191900s291910s1201920s1661930s991940s491950s16

Lodema by state

Where Lodema concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lodema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 1.0%
Oklahoma share of Lodema's total US births 1.0%

5 of 498 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lodema?
498 babies have been named Lodema since 1890. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1929 with 23 births.
When was Lodema most popular?
Lodema was most popular in the 1920s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Lodema most popular?
The top states for the name Lodema are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Lodema been used?
Lodema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 67 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Lodema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loda, Lodie, Lodena, Lodell, 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, 1890–1956 (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.