How Many People Are Named Lacretia?
An estimated 819 people in the United States have the first name Lacretia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Lacretia peaked in popularity in 1975 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lacretia 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 Lacretia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
819
About 1 in 418,503 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1975
43 births
Total Registered
932
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lacretia
Lacretia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 932 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lacretia as a female name
Ranked #7,877 in 1996
11 female births in 1996
Peak: 1975 (43 births)
Lacretia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lacretia span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 335 babies were registered. While Lacretia is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lacretia by Decade
How has Lacretia 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.
Lacretia by State
Birth registrations for Lacretia span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, California. On average, about 13 Lacretias were registered per state.
Lacretia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lacretia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lacretia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lacretia?
We estimate approximately 819 people named Lacretia 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 418,503 Americans share this first name.
Is Lacretia a common name?
Lacretia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 932 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lacretia most popular?
Lacretia reached peak popularity in 1975, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lacretia is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lacretia a female name?
Lacretia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lacretia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lacretia Smith, Lacretia Johnson, Lacretia 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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