Girls' name · since 1965
Laressa
257 babies named Laressa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laressa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 257 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Laressa recorded 257 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2000.
- #17,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laressa ranks #17,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laressa's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laressa splits its recorded history at 1982: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laressa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2000
- Peak year (1985)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Laressa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (100 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Laressa's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Laressa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 100 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Laressa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laressa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1965–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Laressa 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 August 2026.