Recorded 1965–1991 Girls' name Peak 1981 73 births

Lucresha — girls' name

73 babies named Lucresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s341980s281990s6
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lucresha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lucresha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lucresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Lucresha between 1965 and 1991, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lucresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lucresha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lucresha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lucresha 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 73 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.

Lucresha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

73

Since 1965

27 years of records

Peak year

1981

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1965

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lucresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1965

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 19911989198519811980197819771976197519731965 5

Lucresha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 47% of Lucresha's all-time total
1960s51970s341980s281990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lucresha?
73 babies have been named Lucresha since 1965. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1981 with 11 births.
When was Lucresha most popular?
Lucresha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Lucresha been used?
Lucresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 27 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lucresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lucille, Lucy, Lucia, Lucinda, 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, 1965–1991 (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.