US rank #3980 Girls' name Peak 2003 9,596 births

Laci — #3980 US girls' name

9,596 babies named Laci in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3980
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Laci was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

686 babies were named Laci in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laci

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,596 babies named Laci between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laci currently holds the #3980 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 686 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laci performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laci shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,289 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Laci in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laci in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,596 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laci at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,596

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2003

686 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,980

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laci popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
686
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Laci by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,405 births that decade — 35% of Laci's all-time total
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Laci by state

Where Laci concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laci
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,289 13.4%
#2 California
457 4.8%
#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%
Texas share of Laci's total US births 13.4%
Even split

1,289 of 9,596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Laci appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laci?
9,596 babies have been named Laci since 1962. It currently ranks #3980 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 686 births.
When was Laci most popular?
Laci was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,405 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Laci most popular?
The top states for the name Laci are Texas (1,289 births), California (457 births), Louisiana (397 births).
How long has the name Laci been used?
Laci has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laci?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lacey, Lacy, Lacie, Lacee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.