Girls' name · since 1937
Lacretia
Lacretia has 932 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 932
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lacretia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 932 have been recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Lacretia recorded 932 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1996.
- #7,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 932 born since 1937
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lacretia ranks #7,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 932 born since 1937, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 932
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lacretia's 932 recorded births place it above 89.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lacretia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lacretia's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lacretia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1996
- Peak year (1975)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Lacretia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (335 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Lacretia's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lacretia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
143 births
- 1970s
1970s
335 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 335 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lacretia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lacretia's total volume
Lacretia by state
Where Lacretia concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
48 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Lacretia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lacretias (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lacretia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lacretia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.