Recorded 1986–2002 Girls' name Peak 1993 57 births

Lakrista — girls' name

57 babies named Lakrista in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s382000s6
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lakrista was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lakrista in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakrista

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Lakrista between 1986 and 2002, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakrista currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakrista performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakrista shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakrista 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 57 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.

Lakrista at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

57

Since 1986

17 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1986

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2002

Lakrista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1986

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 20021998199619941993199219881986 5

Lakrista by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 67% of Lakrista's all-time total
1980s131990s382000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakrista?
57 babies have been named Lakrista since 1986. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Lakrista most popular?
Lakrista was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Lakrista been used?
Lakrista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 17 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Lakrista?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakesha, Laken, 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, 1986–2002 (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.