Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1985
Lacarla
12 babies named Lacarla in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1985–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Lacarla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1985.
Lacarla has 12 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1987.
- 12 total births
- 1985–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Lacarla since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 12
- total births
- 1985–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lacarla was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lacarla in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Lacarla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lacarla's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lacarla at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Lacarla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Lacarla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lacarla's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lacarla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lacarla? ▼
Lacarla has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 7 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
When was Lacarla most popular? ▼
Lacarla was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Lacarla been used? ▼
Records for Lacarla go back to 1985, giving 3 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Lacarla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lacey, Lacy, Lacie, Laci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lacarla
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1985–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lacarla: Baby Name Since 1985 - 12 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lacarla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lacarla 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 June 2026.