Recorded 1968–1979 Girls' name Peak 1968 20 births

Lacresa — girls' name

20 babies named Lacresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s15
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Lacresa was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lacresa in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Lacresa between 1968 and 1979, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacresa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lacresa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacresa 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 20 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.

Lacresa at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

20

Since 1968

12 years of records

Peak year

1968

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1968

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lacresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1968

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1968)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 1979197719731968 5

Lacresa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 75% of Lacresa's all-time total
1960s51970s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacresa?
20 babies have been named Lacresa since 1968. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1968 with 5 births.
When was Lacresa most popular?
Lacresa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lacresa been used?
Lacresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 12 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lacresa?
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, 1968–1979 (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.