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
Census
Lacretia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 791 people with the first name Lacretia, which placed it at #14,777 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
#14,777
National first-name rank
People counted
791
791 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
61.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lacretia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lacretia is Black at 61.6%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Lacretia 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 Lacretia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American61.6% · 487
- White29.0% · 229
- Two or more races4.3% · 34
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 15
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.
How common was Lacretia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 791 people with the name Lacretia, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,777 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 Lacretia 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 Lacretia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lacretia appears almost entirely female. Of the 793 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 Lacretia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lacretia is Black at 61.6%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). 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 Lacretia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lacretia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.6% (487 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 Lacretia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Lacretia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lacretia 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 Lacretia 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 people have the name Lacretia?
Find out how many Americans are named Lacretia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.