Recorded 1974–1994 Girls' name Peak 1977 250 births

Lacosta — girls' name

250 babies named Lacosta in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1491980s741990s27
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lacosta was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

40 babies were named Lacosta in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacosta

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Lacosta between 1974 and 1994, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacosta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacosta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lacosta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacosta 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 250 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.

Lacosta at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

250

Since 1974

21 years of records

Peak year

1977

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1974

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lacosta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1974

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
40
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
01020304050 1994199019851981197819751974 6

Lacosta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
149 births that decade — 60% of Lacosta's all-time total
1970s1491980s741990s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacosta?
250 babies have been named Lacosta since 1974. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 40 births.
When was Lacosta most popular?
Lacosta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lacosta been used?
Lacosta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 21 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lacosta?
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, 1974–1994 (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.