Recorded 1967–1989 Girls' name Peak 1974 162 births

Lacresia — girls' name

162 babies named Lacresia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s961980s49
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Lacresia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Lacresia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacresia

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Lacresia between 1967 and 1989, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacresia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacresia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lacresia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lacresia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacresia 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 162 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.

Lacresia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

162

Since 1967

23 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1967

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lacresia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1967

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 19891985198119781975197219691967 5

Lacresia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
96 births that decade — 59% of Lacresia's all-time total
1960s171970s961980s49

Lacresia by state

Where Lacresia concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lacresia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.7%
Texas share of Lacresia's total US births 3.7%

6 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacresia?
162 babies have been named Lacresia since 1967. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Lacresia most popular?
Lacresia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Lacresia most popular?
The top states for the name Lacresia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Lacresia been used?
Lacresia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 23 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lacresia?
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, 1967–1989 (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.