From 1967 to 1968, the popularity of Lahoma more than quadrupled:
- 1970: 36 baby girls named Lahoma
- 1969: 44 baby girls named Lahoma
- 1968: 109 baby girls named Lahoma
- 1967: 24 baby girls named Lahoma
- 1965: 6 baby girls named Lahoma
For long time, I couldn’t find any information on “Lahoma” beyond the town of Lahoma, Oklahoma, or the state of Oklahoma itself.
Finally I uncovered the answer in the world of television. Popular soap opera Another World introduced a character named Lahoma Vane (played by Ann Wedgeworth) in August of 1967.
In one episode of the show, Lahoma even discussed her unusual name:
Russ assured Lahoma he wouldn’t make fun of her name, which was the name of her great-grandmother, a Cherokee Indian. Lahoma didn’t know what her name meant but joked that it sounded like a certain state with a syllable missing.
What do you think of the name Lahoma?