Recorded 1966–1998 Girls' name Peak 1980 1,177 births

Lacresha — girls' name

1,177 babies named Lacresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s3741980s5181990s252
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lacresha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

66 babies were named Lacresha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,177 babies named Lacresha between 1966 and 1998, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacresha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 518 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lacresha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lacresha in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacresha 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 1,177 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.

Lacresha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

1,177

Since 1966

33 years of records

Peak year

1980

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1966

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1998

Lacresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1966

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1980)
66
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080 19981993198819831978197319681966 7

Lacresha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
518 births that decade — 44% of Lacresha's all-time total
1960s331970s3741980s5181990s252

Lacresha by state

Where Lacresha concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lacresha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
122 10.4%
#2 California
68 5.8%
#3 Michigan
31 2.6%
#4 Florida
11 0.9%
#5 Illinois
11 0.9%
#6 Louisiana
10 0.8%
#7 Ohio
10 0.8%
#8 Tennessee
8 0.7%
Texas share of Lacresha's total US births 10.4%
Even split

122 of 1,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Lacresha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacresha?
1,177 babies have been named Lacresha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1980 with 66 births.
When was Lacresha most popular?
Lacresha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 518 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Lacresha most popular?
The top states for the name Lacresha are Texas (122 births), California (68 births), Michigan (31 births).
How long has the name Lacresha been used?
Lacresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 33 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Lacresha?
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.

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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, 1966–1998 (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.