Recorded 1969–1986 Girls' name Peak 1974 97 births

Laconya — girls' name

97 babies named Laconya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s561980s35
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Laconya was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Laconya in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laconya

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Laconya between 1969 and 1986, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laconya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laconya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laconya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laconya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laconya 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 97 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.

Laconya at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

97

Since 1969

18 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1969

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1986

Laconya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1969

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 198619831982198119801978197719751974197319711969 6

Laconya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 58% of Laconya's all-time total
1960s61970s561980s35

Laconya by state

Where Laconya concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laconya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 5.2%
Alabama share of Laconya's total US births 5.2%

5 of 97 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laconya?
97 babies have been named Laconya since 1969. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1974 with 11 births.
When was Laconya most popular?
Laconya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Laconya most popular?
The top states for the name Laconya are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Laconya been used?
Laconya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 18 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Laconya?
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, 1969–1986 (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.