Recorded 1974–1995 Girls' name Peak 1990 48 births

Lareesa — girls' name

48 babies named Lareesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s151990s21
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lareesa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lareesa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lareesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Lareesa between 1974 and 1995, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lareesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lareesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lareesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lareesa 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 48 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.

Lareesa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

48

Since 1974

22 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1974

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lareesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1974

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19951992199019851984198119751974 6

Lareesa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 44% of Lareesa's all-time total
1970s121980s151990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lareesa?
48 babies have been named Lareesa since 1974. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Lareesa most popular?
Lareesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Lareesa been used?
Lareesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 22 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lareesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, 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, 1974–1995 (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.