Girls' name · since 1981
Lacara
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Lacara, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lacara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Lacara recorded 62 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1993.
- #32,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacara ranks #32,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lacara's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lacara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lacara splits its recorded history at 1986: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lacara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Lacara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Lacara's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Lacara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lacara's data
- Lacara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lacara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1981–1993 (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 Lacara 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.