Recorded 1946–1970 Girls' name Peak 1959 17 births

Lacreta — girls' name

17 babies named Lacreta in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61970s6
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lacreta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lacreta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacreta

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Lacreta between 1946 and 1970, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacreta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacreta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lacreta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacreta 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 17 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.

Lacreta at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

17

Since 1946

25 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1946

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1970

Lacreta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1946

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 197019591946 5

Lacreta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 35% of Lacreta's all-time total
1940s51950s61970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacreta?
17 babies have been named Lacreta since 1946. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Lacreta most popular?
Lacreta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Lacreta been used?
Lacreta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 25 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Lacreta?
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, 1946–1970 (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.