Lacretia
Of French origin, meaning "the Roman lady" or "descendant of the Romans".
Name Census estimates that about 819 living Americans carry the first name Lacretia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lacretia today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lacretia births was 1975 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lacretia. 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
819
~ 1 in 418,503 Americans
Peak year
1975
43 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
1996 SSA rank
#7,877
Tracked since 1937
Popularity
Lacretia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lacretia from the 1930s through to the 1990s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 335 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Lacretia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lacretia 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 Lacretia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lacretias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, Illinois, Alabama recorded the most babies named Lacretia, while Tennessee, Michigan, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lacretia
The name Lacretia is derived from the Latin name Lucretia, which has its roots in the ancient Roman culture. Lucretia was a semi-legendary figure in Roman history, known for her virtue and courage. The name is believed to have originated from the Latin word "lucrum," meaning "profit" or "wealth."
In ancient Roman mythology, Lucretia was the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, a Roman nobleman. Her tragic story played a pivotal role in the overthrow of the Roman monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Republic. Lucretia was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of the last Roman king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. After the assault, she took her own life, unable to bear the shame and dishonor.
The earliest recorded use of the name Lucretia can be traced back to ancient Roman texts and historical accounts. Livy, the Roman historian, recounted Lucretia's story in his work "Ab Urbe Condita" (From the Founding of the City), which was written in the 1st century BC.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Lacretia or its variations. One of the most famous was Lucretia Borgia (1480-1519), an Italian noblewoman from the powerful Borgia family, known for her alleged involvement in political intrigues and scandals during the Renaissance period.
Another significant figure was Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880), an American Quaker minister, abolitionist, and women's rights activist. She played a pivotal role in the early women's rights movement and was an influential speaker at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) was the wife of President James A. Garfield and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1881 until her husband's assassination later that year.
Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820-1900) was an American writer, editor, and advocate for women's education. She co-founded the Boston Lying-In Hospital, one of the first maternity hospitals in the United States.
Lucretia Mott Ball (1892-1986) was an American civil rights activist and the founder of the Virginia Citizens' Consumer Council, an organization that played a crucial role in desegregating public facilities in Virginia during the 1950s and 1960s.
People
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.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lacretia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lacretia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 819 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lacretia 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 418,503 US residents.
Is Lacretia a common name?
We classify Lacretia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 932 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lacretia most popular?
The single biggest year for Lacretia was 1975, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lacretia is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lacretia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lacretia 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.
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.