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
Lacee's 2,557 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1991)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #15279 among girls.
2,557 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 118 births in a single year.
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
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
807 births
- 1990s
1990s
853 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s 264
2010s
264 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 853 births (33% of all-time use).
Lacee decade highlights
- Peak decade 853 births
- Runner-up 807 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Lacee concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| 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% |
242 of 2,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.5% of nationwide
- California 6.6% of nationwide
- Utah 3.0% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 2.6% of nationwide
- Washington 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lacee appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~56 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, 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.
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