Lacrecia
A feminine name derived from the Latin name Lucrecia, meaning "successful".
Name Census estimates that about 350 living Americans carry the first name Lacrecia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lacrecia today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lacrecia births was 1975 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lacrecia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
350
~ 1 in 979,298 Americans
Peak year
1975
25 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1995 SSA rank
#12,605
Tracked since 1941
Census
Lacrecia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 330 people with the first name Lacrecia, which placed it at #27,622 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,622
National first-name rank
People counted
330
330 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
66.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lacrecia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lacrecia is Black at 66.4%. The next largest groups are White (23.9%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lacrecia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lacrecia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American66.4% · 219
- White23.9% · 79
- Two or more races3.6% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.0% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Popularity
Lacrecia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lacrecia from the 1940s through to the 1990s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 151 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Lacrecia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lacrecia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lacrecia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lacrecia
The name Lacrecia has its origins in the Latin language and culture. It is a feminine form of the Roman family name Lucrecia, which was derived from the Latin word "lucrum", meaning "profit" or "wealth". The name was popular during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire periods, particularly among wealthy and influential families.
One of the earliest known references to the name Lacrecia can be found in ancient Roman literature. The character of Lucretia, a virtuous Roman matron, appears in the work of the Roman historian Livy, who lived between 59 BC and 17 AD. Lucretia's tragic story, in which she takes her own life after being raped by the son of a Roman king, was a significant event in the overthrow of the Roman monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Republic.
In the 13th century, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri included Lucretia in his epic work, the Divine Comedy. She is portrayed as a symbol of chastity and virtue in the poem. This helped to popularize the name throughout Italy and other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Lacrecia was Lacrecia Crivelli, an Italian Renaissance painter who lived from around 1450 to 1500. She is known for her religious works and portraits, which were significant contributions to the development of Renaissance art in Milan.
Another notable figure with this name was Lacrecia de' Medici (1454-1519), a member of the powerful Medici family of Florence. She was the daughter of Piero de' Medici and played an important role in the political and cultural life of Renaissance Italy.
In the 16th century, Lacrecia Tomacelli (1508-1576) was a prominent Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts. She was a member of the powerful Tomacelli family and supported many artists and writers during her lifetime.
During the 17th century, Lacrecia Marinella (1571-1653) was an Italian writer and polemicist who advocated for women's rights and education. She was one of the earliest and most influential feminist thinkers of the Renaissance period.
Another notable individual with the name Lacrecia was Lacrecia Robusti (1560-1625), an Italian painter who was the daughter of the famous Venetian artist Tintoretto. She followed in her father's footsteps and became a respected artist in her own right, known for her religious works and portraits.
People
Lacrecia + last name combinations
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Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lacrecia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lacrecia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 350 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lacrecia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 979,298 US residents.
Is Lacrecia a common name?
We classify Lacrecia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 392 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lacrecia most popular?
The single biggest year for Lacrecia was 1975, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lacrecia is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lacrecia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 330 people with the name Lacrecia, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,622 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lacrecia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lacrecia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lacrecia appears almost entirely female. Of the 325 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lacrecia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lacrecia is Black at 66.4%. The next largest groups are White (23.9%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lacrecia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lacrecia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.4% (219 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lacrecia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lacrecia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lacrecia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lacrecia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lacrecia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lacrecia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Lacrecia?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.