Recorded 1943–1996 Girls' name Peak 1963 922 births

Lacinda — girls' name

922 babies named Lacinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s451950s1871960s2871970s1891980s1751990s39
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lacinda was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

39 babies were named Lacinda in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 922 babies named Lacinda between 1943 and 1996, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lacinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lacinda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacinda 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 922 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.

Lacinda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

922

Since 1943

54 years of records

Peak year

1963

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1943

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lacinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1963)
39
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
01020304050 19961986197919721965195819511943 5

Lacinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
287 births that decade — 31% of Lacinda's all-time total
1940s451950s1871960s2871970s1891980s1751990s39

Lacinda by state

Where Lacinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lacinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 0.5%
#2 Texas
5 0.5%
Indiana share of Lacinda's total US births 0.5%
Even split

5 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacinda?
922 babies have been named Lacinda since 1943. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1963 with 39 births.
When was Lacinda most popular?
Lacinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 287 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Lacinda most popular?
The top states for the name Lacinda are Indiana (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lacinda been used?
Lacinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 54 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lacinda?
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.

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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, 1943–1996 (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.