Recorded 1969–1996 Girls' name Peak 1986 408 births

Lacrisha — girls' name

408 babies named Lacrisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1231980s1951990s85
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lacrisha was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

26 babies were named Lacrisha in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lacrisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Lacrisha between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lacrisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lacrisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lacrisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lacrisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lacrisha 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 408 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.

Lacrisha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

408

Since 1969

28 years of records

Peak year

1986

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1969

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lacrisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1986)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 19961992198819841980197619721969 5

Lacrisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
195 births that decade — 48% of Lacrisha's all-time total
1960s51970s1231980s1951990s85

Lacrisha by state

Where Lacrisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lacrisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Lacrisha's total US births 1.2%

5 of 408 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lacrisha?
408 babies have been named Lacrisha since 1969. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1986 with 26 births.
When was Lacrisha most popular?
Lacrisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Lacrisha most popular?
The top states for the name Lacrisha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lacrisha been used?
Lacrisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 28 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lacrisha?
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, 1969–1996 (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.