Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 1990 731 births

Laporsha — girls' name

731 babies named Laporsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s2841990s4062000s32
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Laporsha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

85 babies were named Laporsha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laporsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 731 babies named Laporsha between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laporsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laporsha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 406 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laporsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Laporsha in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laporsha 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 731 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.

Laporsha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

731

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

1990

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Laporsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
85
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Laporsha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
406 births that decade — 56% of Laporsha's all-time total
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Laporsha by state

Where Laporsha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laporsha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
83 11.4%
#2 Florida
57 7.8%
#3 Georgia
44 6.0%
#4 South Carolina
30 4.1%
#5 California
28 3.8%
#6 Alabama
27 3.7%
#7 Mississippi
19 2.6%
#8 North Carolina
18 2.5%
Texas share of Laporsha's total US births 11.4%
Even split

83 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Laporsha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laporsha?
731 babies have been named Laporsha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 85 births.
When was Laporsha most popular?
Laporsha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 406 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Laporsha most popular?
The top states for the name Laporsha are Texas (83 births), Florida (57 births), Georgia (44 births).
How long has the name Laporsha been used?
Laporsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Laporsha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laporcha, 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, 1978–2003 (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.