How Many People Are Named Lakresha?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Lakresha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Lakresha peaked in popularity in 1982 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakresha 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 Lakresha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1982
23 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakresha
Lakresha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakresha as a female name
Ranked #14,748 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1982 (23 births)
Lakresha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakresha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 148 babies were registered. While Lakresha is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lakresha by Decade
How has Lakresha 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.
Lakresha by State
Lakresha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakresha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lakresha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakresha?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Lakresha 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 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakresha a common name?
Lakresha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakresha most popular?
Lakresha reached peak popularity in 1982, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakresha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakresha a female name?
Lakresha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakresha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakresha Smith, Lakresha Johnson, Lakresha 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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