Recorded 1973–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 189 births

Lacreshia — girls' name

189 babies named Lacreshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s941990s48
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Lacreshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lacreshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacreshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Lacreshia between 1973 and 1996, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacreshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacreshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lacreshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacreshia 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 189 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.

Lacreshia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

189

Since 1973

24 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1973

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lacreshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1973

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 19961991198819851982197919761973 5

Lacreshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 50% of Lacreshia's all-time total
1970s471980s941990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacreshia?
189 babies have been named Lacreshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Lacreshia most popular?
Lacreshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Lacreshia been used?
Lacreshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 24 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lacreshia?
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, 1973–1996 (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.