Recorded 1981–2006 Girls' name Peak 1995 208 births

Laprecious — girls' name

208 babies named Laprecious in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s541990s1142000s40
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Laprecious was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

18 babies were named Laprecious in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laprecious

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Laprecious between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laprecious currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laprecious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laprecious shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laprecious in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laprecious 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 208 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.

Laprecious at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

208

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1995

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Laprecious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1981

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1995)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20062001199819951992198919851981 5

Laprecious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
114 births that decade — 55% of Laprecious's all-time total
1980s541990s1142000s40

Laprecious by state

Where Laprecious concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laprecious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
6 2.9%
Mississippi share of Laprecious's total US births 2.9%

6 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laprecious?
208 babies have been named Laprecious since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1995 with 18 births.
When was Laprecious most popular?
Laprecious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Laprecious most popular?
The top states for the name Laprecious are Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Laprecious been used?
Laprecious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Laprecious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laporsha, Laporcha, Laportia, 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, 1981–2006 (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.