Recorded 1921–1935 Girls' name Peak 1921 34 births

Lodena — girls' name

34 babies named Lodena in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s291930s5
1920s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Lodena was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lodena in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lodena

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Lodena between 1921 and 1935, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lodena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lodena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lodena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lodena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lodena 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 34 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.

Lodena at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

34

Since 1921

15 years of records

Peak year

1921

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1921

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1935

Lodena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1921

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19351928192319221921 11

Lodena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 85% of Lodena's all-time total
1920s291930s5

Lodena by state

Where Lodena concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lodena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 14.7%
Mississippi share of Lodena's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lodena?
34 babies have been named Lodena since 1921. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1921 with 11 births.
When was Lodena most popular?
Lodena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Lodena most popular?
The top states for the name Lodena are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Lodena been used?
Lodena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 15 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Lodena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lodema, Loda, Lodie, 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, 1921–1935 (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.