Recorded 1979–2004 Girls' name Peak 1988 155 births

Lacoya — girls' name

155 babies named Lacoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s1011990s372000s5
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Lacoya was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lacoya in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Lacoya between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacoya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lacoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacoya 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 155 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.

Lacoya at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

155

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Lacoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 200419921990198819861984198219801979 12

Lacoya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 65% of Lacoya's all-time total
1970s121980s1011990s372000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacoya?
155 babies have been named Lacoya since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Lacoya most popular?
Lacoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Lacoya been used?
Lacoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Lacoya?
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, 1979–2004 (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.