Recorded 1976–2000 Girls' name Peak 1990 250 births

Laresha — girls' name

250 babies named Laresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s1071990s1012000s6
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Laresha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

17 babies were named Laresha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Laresha between 1976 and 2000, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laresha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laresha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laresha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laresha 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 250 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.

Laresha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

250

Since 1976

25 years of records

Peak year

1990

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1976

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2000

Laresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1976

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1990)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 200019961993199019871984198119781976 7

Laresha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
107 births that decade — 43% of Laresha's all-time total
1970s361980s1071990s1012000s6

Laresha by state

Where Laresha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laresha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Laresha's total US births 2.0%

5 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laresha?
250 babies have been named Laresha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1990 with 17 births.
When was Laresha most popular?
Laresha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Laresha most popular?
The top states for the name Laresha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Laresha been used?
Laresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 25 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Laresha?
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, 1976–2000 (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.