Recorded 1972–2014 Girls' name Peak 1981 297 births

Lacole — girls' name

297 babies named Lacole in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s731980s1451990s512000s182010s10
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Lacole was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lacole in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacole

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Lacole between 1972 and 2014, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacole performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lacole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lacole in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacole 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 297 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.

Lacole at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

297

Since 1972

43 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1972

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lacole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1972

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20142000199219881984198019761972 6

Lacole by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
145 births that decade — 49% of Lacole's all-time total
1970s731980s1451990s512000s182010s10

Lacole by state

Where Lacole concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lacole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.7%
#2 Michigan
5 1.7%
Illinois share of Lacole's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacole?
297 babies have been named Lacole since 1972. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Lacole most popular?
Lacole was most popular in the 1980s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Lacole most popular?
The top states for the name Lacole are Illinois (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Lacole been used?
Lacole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 43 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lacole?
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, 1972–2014 (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.