Girls' name · since 1915
Lometa
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Lometa, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lometa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lometa has been recorded 88 times among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1935.
- #28,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lometa ranks #28,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lometa's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lometa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lometa's full recorded timeline at 1925, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lometa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1935
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lometa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Lometa's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lometa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (44% of all-time use).
Lometa by state
Where Lometa concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 33.0% |
29 of 88 births nationwide.
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- Lometa's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1930s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lometas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lometa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1915–1935 (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 Lometa 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.