Girls' name · since 1969

Lacee

2,557 babies named Lacee in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,279 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,557
born since 1969
1990s
peak decade

2,557 babies have been named Lacee since 1969, making it today's #15279 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacee has been recorded 2,557 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #15279 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.

  • #3,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,279 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,557 born since 1969
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacee ranks #3,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,279 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,557 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,983 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,279 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,557
born since 1969
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.6%
Lacee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lacee's 2,557 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Lacee compares

2,557 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lacee's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lacee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,557 376 567,345
Peak-year births 118 21 19,840

Lacee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lacee's full recorded timeline at 1999, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 118 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lacee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
118
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
050100150 196919801987199420012008201520222025 5

Lacee by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (853 births, 33% of the file).

1990s was Lacee's strongest decade.

853 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Lacee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 853 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lacee compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lacee's total volume

Lacee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -56, 5.6%-133, 1.9%-38, 9.5%-38, 4.8%-80, 3.9%-43, 6.7%-43, 4.9%-141, 3.1%-45, 5.1%-67, 4.3%-49, 5.9%-126, 2.3%-111, 9.8%-113, 3.3%-77, 4.8%Lacee-57, 4.6%Lacee
Lacee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lacee by state

Where Lacee concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lacee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
242 9.5%
#2 California
169 6.6%
#3 Utah
77 3.0%
#4 Oklahoma
67 2.6%
#5 Washington
34 1.3%
#6 Ohio
31 1.2%
#7 Indiana
27 1.1%
#8 Florida
25 1.0%
Texas share of Lacee's total US births 9.5%
Even split

242 of 2,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lacee appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacee?
Lacee has been given to 2,557 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,983 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #15,279 of 17,297. 118 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Lacee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacee ranks #3,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,279 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lacee most popular?
Lacee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 853 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Lacee most popular?
The top states for the name Lacee are Texas (242 births), California (169 births), Utah (77 births).
How long has the name Lacee been used?
The SSA has tracked Lacee since 1969 -- 57 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lacee?
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.

What to do with Lacee's data

  • Lacee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (853 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Lacees (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lacee

Nearby Names Like Lacee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lacee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lacee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lacee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–2025 (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 Lacee 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.