Lear Name Popularity and Statistics

Lear is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2015
Total Recorded U.S. Births527
First Year on Record1886

Lear popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2015Boys7#9,568
2013Boys6#10,728
2012Boys6#10,770
2011Boys6#10,808
2009Boys6#10,994
1997Boys5#9,265
1966Girls5#6,564
1963Girls6#5,891
1960Girls7#5,168
1950Girls5#5,301
1946Girls7#3,994
1944Girls5#4,574
1942Girls11#2,817
1941Girls9#3,030
1940Girls7#3,503
1939Girls6#3,782
1938Girls8#3,181
1937Girls7#3,434
1936Girls7#3,376
1935Girls5#4,204
1934Girls6#3,802
1933Girls10#2,688
1932Girls7#3,568
1931Girls6#3,848

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1920 · Girls

23 recorded births and rank #1,751.

1919 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #1,855.

1923 · Girls

17 recorded births and rank #2,169.

1928 · Girls

16 recorded births and rank #2,194.

Where Lear ranked highest in 1929

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
NC#4566

View the complete state-by-state table for Lear