Recorded 1915–1935 Girls' name Peak 1920 88 births

Lometa — girls' name

88 babies named Lometa in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s391930s23
1920s
Peak decade

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

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lometa in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lometa

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Lometa between 1915 and 1935, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lometa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lometa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lometa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lometa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lometa 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 88 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.

Lometa at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

88

Since 1915

21 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1915

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1935

Lometa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1915

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Lometa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
39 births that decade — 44% of Lometa's all-time total
1910s261920s391930s23

Lometa by state

Where Lometa concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lometa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
29 33.0%
Texas share of Lometa's total US births 33.0%

29 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lometa?
88 babies have been named Lometa since 1915. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Lometa most popular?
Lometa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Lometa most popular?
The top states for the name Lometa are Texas (29 births).
How long has the name Lometa been used?
Lometa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 21 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Lometa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loma, Lomie. 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, 1915–1935 (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.