Recorded 1978–1998 Girls' name Peak 1989 246 births

Laporcha — girls' name

246 babies named Laporcha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1151990s126
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Laporcha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

41 babies were named Laporcha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laporcha

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Laporcha between 1978 and 1998, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laporcha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laporcha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laporcha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Laporcha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laporcha 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 246 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.

Laporcha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

246

Since 1978

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1978

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1998

Laporcha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1978

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1989)
41
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
01020304050 1998199419911988198519821978 5

Laporcha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
126 births that decade — 51% of Laporcha's all-time total
1970s51980s1151990s126

Laporcha by state

Where Laporcha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Laporcha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.4%
#2 Louisiana
5 2.0%
Texas share of Laporcha's total US births 2.4%
Even split

6 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laporcha?
246 babies have been named Laporcha since 1978. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1989 with 41 births.
When was Laporcha most popular?
Laporcha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Laporcha most popular?
The top states for the name Laporcha are Texas (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Laporcha been used?
Laporcha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 21 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Laporcha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laporsha, Laportia, Laprecious, Laparis, 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, 1978–1998 (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.