How Many People Are Named Lacosta?
An estimated 231 people in the United States have the first name Lacosta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Lacosta peaked in popularity in 1977 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lacosta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lacosta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
231
About 1 in 1,483,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
40 births
Total Registered
250
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lacosta
Lacosta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 250 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lacosta as a female name
Ranked #12,651 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1977 (40 births)
Lacosta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lacosta span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 149 babies were registered. Lacosta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lacosta by Decade
How has Lacosta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lacosta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lacosta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lacosta
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lacosta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lacosta?
We estimate approximately 231 people named Lacosta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,483,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Lacosta a common name?
Lacosta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 250 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lacosta most popular?
Lacosta reached peak popularity in 1977, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lacosta is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lacosta a female name?
Lacosta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lacosta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lacosta Smith, Lacosta Johnson, Lacosta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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