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La Name Popularity

    

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How popular is La?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

La, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1805 was reached in 1990 with 80 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name La was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1964-1968, and 1978-1984, the name La took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1984-1987 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name La has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will La be?

For a number of years, the name La has been spiralling downward in popularity. however, the number of children named La lately has remained about the same.

The name La is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, La has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   La (Girl)La (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 5 13,226
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- 5 13,486
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 6 16,636 5 13,541
2006 13 9,025 < 5 --
2005 9 11,408 5 12,540
2004 8 12,251 6 10,773
2003 7 13,204 < 5 --
2002 6 14,602 < 5 --
2001 14 7,547 8 7,990
2000 19 5,829 < 5 --
1999 28 4,149 14 4,917
1998 23 4,723 7 8,080
1997 24 4,452 8 6,986
1996 19 5,190 10 5,791
1995 30 3,629 13 4,681
1994 44 2,777 10 5,716
1993 55 2,337 19 3,444
1992 61 2,204 23 2,959
1991 68 2,027 16 3,747
1990 80 1,805 14 4,100
1989 41 2,740 11 4,684
1988 8 8,806 5 7,973
1987 12 6,141 5 7,625
1986 21 3,956 8 5,123
1985 30 3,043 < 5 --
1984 53 1,947 6 6,013
1983 46 2,144 < 5 --
1982 37 2,554 6 6,061
1981 35 2,630 10 4,012
1980 21 3,773 8 4,751
1979 29 2,961 9 4,245
1978 22 3,440 < 5 --
1977 20 3,687 < 5 --
1976 21 3,353 7 4,702
1975 28 2,709 < 5 --
1974 29 2,578 < 5 --
1973 21 3,173 7 4,315
1972 27 2,637 5 5,408
1971 23 3,007 7 4,188
1970 30 2,476 < 5 --
1969 19 3,148 6 4,192
1968 35 2,039 5 4,460
1967 30 2,193 7 3,415
1966 13 3,651 < 5 --
1965 12 3,838 < 5 --
1964 9 4,799 < 5 --
1963 9 4,709 < 5 --
1962 8 5,093 < 5 --
1961 5 7,065 < 5 --
1960 13 3,586 7 3,513
1959 < 5 -- 8 3,159
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 5 6,581 < 5 --
1956 5 6,429 < 5 --
1955 < 5 -- < 5 --
1954 5 6,188 < 5 --
1953 9 4,088 < 5 --
1952 6 5,217 < 5 --
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 6 4,972 < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 9 3,874 < 5 --
1946 6 4,712 < 5 --
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 < 5 -- < 5 --
1943 5 5,023 < 5 --
1942 7 3,934 < 5 --
1941 6 4,197 < 5 --
1940 8 3,365 < 5 --
1939 9 3,032 < 5 --
1938 8 3,314 < 5 --
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 9 2,982 < 5 --
1935 11 2,650 < 5 --
1934 8 3,316 < 5 --
1933 12 2,475 < 5 --
1932 5 4,755 < 5 --
1931 5 4,681 < 5 --
1930 10 2,952 < 5 --
1929 < 5 -- 5 4,297
1928 6 4,456 < 5 --
1927 9 3,429 < 5 --
1926 7 4,080 6 3,979
1925 6 4,696 < 5 --
1924 5 5,481 < 5 --
1923 8 3,806 < 5 --
1922 < 5 -- < 5 --
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 5 5,365 < 5 --
1919 8 3,635 < 5 --
1918 8 3,673 < 5 --
1917 < 5 -- < 5 --
1916 < 5 -- < 5 --
1915 < 5 -- < 5 --
1914 < 5 -- < 5 --
1913 5 3,437 < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.