Girls' name · since 1971
Lachrisha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Lachrisha, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
143 girls have been named Lachrisha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lachrisha recorded 143 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1995.
- #23,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lachrisha ranks #23,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lachrisha's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lachrisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lachrisha splits its recorded history at 1984: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lachrisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lachrisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Lachrisha's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lachrisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Lachrisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lachrisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Lachrisha 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.