Recorded 1975–2007 Girls' name Peak 1981 50 births

Lacia — girls' name

50 babies named Lacia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s171990s232000s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lacia was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lacia in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacia

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Lacia between 1975 and 2007, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lacia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacia 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 50 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.

Lacia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

50

Since 1975

33 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1975

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lacia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1975

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200719941993199119901987198519811975 5

Lacia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 46% of Lacia's all-time total
1970s51980s171990s232000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacia?
50 babies have been named Lacia since 1975. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Lacia most popular?
Lacia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Lacia been used?
Lacia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 33 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lacia?
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.

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, 1975–2007 (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.