Girls' name · since 1962
Laci
Laci has 9,623 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,623
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laci currently ranks #5015 among girls' names in America, with 9,623 babies recorded since 1962.
Laci has 9,623 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5015 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #1,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,015 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,623 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laci ranks #1,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,015 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,623 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,623
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laci's 9,623 recorded births place it above 97.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laci compares
9,623 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Laci's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,623 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 686 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laci's full recorded timeline at 1996, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 686 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 686
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Laci by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,405 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Laci's strongest decade.
3,405 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Laci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 418
1970s
418 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,605 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,641 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,405 births
- 2010s 1,252
2010s
1,252 births
- 2020s 269
2020s
269 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,405 births (35% of all-time use).
How Laci 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 Laci's total volume
Laci by state
Where Laci concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,289 | 13.4% |
| #2 | California | | 457 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 397 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 344 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 332 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 316 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 268 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 249 | 2.6% |
1,289 of 9,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Laci appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laci's data
- Laci's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,405 total births); usage has since declined to 269 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lacis (1,289 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 Laci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Laci 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.