Recorded 1965–2000 Girls' name Peak 1985 257 births

Laressa — girls' name

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.

1960s211970s781980s1001990s532000s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Laressa was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

15 babies were named Laressa in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laressa

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Laressa between 1965 and 2000, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laressa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laressa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laressa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laressa 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 257 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.

Laressa at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

257

Since 1965

36 years of records

Peak year

1985

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1965

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2000

Laressa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1965

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1985)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 200019931989198419801976197219671965 7

Laressa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 39% of Laressa's all-time total
1960s211970s781980s1001990s532000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laressa?
257 babies have been named Laressa since 1965. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1985 with 15 births.
When was Laressa most popular?
Laressa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Laressa been used?
Laressa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 36 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Laressa?
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, 1965–2000 (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.