La Popularity by Year
Follow La across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
La birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 8 | #8,990 | Up 3,166 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Up 131 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Up 80 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 5 | #12,367 | Down 895 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 6 | #15,491 | Down 6,776 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 13 | #8,715 | Up 2,206 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 1,524 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 9 | #10,921 | Up 703 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Down 2,412 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 8 | #11,624 | Up 784 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 7 | #12,408 | Up 1,187 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 6 | #13,595 | Down 6,278 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 8 | #7,536 | Down 2,774 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 14 | #7,317 | Down 1,612 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 19 | #5,705 | Down 1,617 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 14 | #4,762 | Up 2,798 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 28 | #4,088 | Up 548 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 7 | #7,560 | Down 942 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 23 | #4,636 | Down 266 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 8 | #6,618 | Down 1,083 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 24 | #4,370 | Up 695 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 10 | #5,535 | Down 1,027 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 19 | #5,065 | Down 1,480 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 13 | #4,508 | Up 944 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 30 | #3,585 | Down 833 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 10 | #5,452 | Down 2,084 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 44 | #2,752 | Down 430 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 19 | #3,368 | Down 459 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 55 | #2,322 | Down 131 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 23 | #2,909 | Up 727 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 61 | #2,191 | Down 177 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 16 | #3,636 | Up 335 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 68 | #2,014 | Down 218 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 14 | #3,971 | Up 556 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 80 | #1,796 | Up 918 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 11 | #4,527 | Up 2,743 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 41 | #2,714 | Up 5,677 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 319 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 8 | #8,391 | Down 2,468 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 5 | #6,951 | Down 2,098 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 12 | #5,923 | Down 2,033 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 8 | #4,853 | Up 708 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 21 | #3,890 | Down 882 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 30 | #3,008 | Down 1,063 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 6 | #5,561 | Up 58 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 53 | #1,945 | Up 190 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 46 | #2,135 | Up 397 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | Down 1,761 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 37 | #2,532 | Up 82 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 10 | #3,858 | Up 637 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 35 | #2,614 | Up 1,105 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Down 427 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 21 | #3,719 | Down 788 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 9 | #4,068 | Up 350 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 29 | #2,931 | Up 457 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 22 | #3,388 | Up 224 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 20 | #3,612 | Down 325 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 364 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 21 | #3,287 | Down 607 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 28 | #2,680 | Down 124 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 29 | #2,556 | Up 566 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 7 | #4,054 | Up 932 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 21 | #3,122 | Down 524 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 1,023 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 27 | #2,598 | Up 357 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Down 28 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 23 | #2,955 | Down 505 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 30 | #2,450 | Up 652 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Up 201 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 19 | #3,102 | Down 1,078 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 905 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 35 | #2,024 | Up 143 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 7 | #3,231 | Up 106 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 30 | #2,167 | Up 1,391 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 13 | #3,558 | Up 175 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 12 | #3,733 | Up 903 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 9 | #4,636 | Down 97 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 9 | #4,539 | Up 326 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 8 | #4,865 | Up 1,702 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | Down 3,055 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 7 | #3,337 | Down 300 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 13 | #3,512 | Up 2,574 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 8 | #3,037 | Up 922 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5 | #6,086 | Down 134 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 199 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 5 | #5,753 | Down 1,798 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 9 | #3,955 | Up 953 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 6 | #4,908 | Down 235 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 6 | #4,673 | Down 967 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 9 | #3,706 | Up 711 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 6 | #4,417 | Up 274 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 5 | #4,691 | Down 953 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 7 | #3,738 | Up 216 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 6 | #3,954 | Down 746 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 8 | #3,208 | Down 286 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 9 | #2,922 | Up 259 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 8 | #3,181 | Down 324 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 9 | #2,857 | Down 282 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 11 | #2,575 | Up 584 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 8 | #3,159 | Down 755 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 12 | #2,404 | Up 2,007 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 5 | #4,411 | Down 80 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 5 | #4,331 | Down 1,486 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 10 | #2,845 | Up 1,350 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 5 | #3,959 | Down 251 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 6 | #4,195 | Down 911 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 9 | #3,284 | Up 589 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 6 | #3,708 | — |
| 1926 | Girls | 7 | #3,873 | Up 553 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 6 | #4,426 | Up 635 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 5 | #5,061 | Down 1,420 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 8 | #3,641 | Up 1,334 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 5 | #4,975 | Down 1,523 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 8 | #3,452 | Up 60 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 8 | #3,512 | Down 325 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 5 | #3,187 | — |