Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1974
Lareesa
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.
- 48
- total births
- 1974–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Lareesa since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lareesa has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- 48 total births
- 1974–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Lareesa since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 48
- total births
- 1974–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
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.
Lareesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lareesa's full recorded timeline at 1985, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lareesa at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Lareesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lareesa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Lareesa's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lareesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lareesa? ▼
Lareesa has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 8 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Lareesa go back to 1974, giving 22 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Lareesa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lareesa: Baby Name Since 1974 - 48 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lareesa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lareesa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.