Holding steady.
Popularity of Lacreshia since 1973
Babies named Lacreshia per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 94 |
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lacreshia is a modern American name that emerged in the 1970s, first recorded in 1973. It reached its peak popularity in 1991, reflecting a trend of invented names with the La- prefix during that era. The name has remained stable in usage since its inception, though it has never achieved top-tier popularity. Its peak in 1991 suggests a brief moment of higher favor, yet overall it has always been rare. As a creative coinage, Lacreshia embodies the stylistic patterns of its time, particularly within African American naming traditions, where unique combinations of sounds and prefixes produced distinctive identities.
Lacreshia appears to be a modern American coinage, blending the fashionable prefix La- with a name like Cresha or Creshia. This pattern of creation was particularly common in African American communities during the later 20th century. There is no known meaning or derivation from another language; the name was first recorded in the U.S. in 1973 and saw its peak usage in 1991.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Lacreshia
Names that share Lacreshia's style, for a brother or sister.
