Girls' name · since 1943
Lacinda
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.
- #7,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lacinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 922 recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacinda has been recorded 922 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1996.
- #7,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 922 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacinda ranks #7,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 922 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lacinda's 922 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Lacinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lacinda splits its recorded history at 1969: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lacinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1996
- Peak year (1963)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Lacinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (287 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Lacinda's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lacinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
187 births
- 1960s
1960s
287 births
- 1970s
1970s
189 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 287 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lacinda 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 Lacinda's total volume
Lacinda by state
Where Lacinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
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What to do with Lacinda's data
- Lacinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Lacindas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Lacinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1943–1996 (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 Lacinda 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.