Given name & surname
Lacreta
“a bringer of light; a successful woman”
In Spanish use, Lacreta carries the interpretation “a bringer of light; a successful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Lacreta carries the interpretation “a bringer of light; a successful woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Lacreta is used as a form of Lucretia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lacreta is a form of Lucretia. The history of Lucretia gives this family its wider story. Lucretia’s historical associations include a Spanish martyr.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lacreta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lacreta’s family of names
Lacreta is a form of Lucretia. Lacreta has a related form in Lacrete. Lacreta has a related form in Lacrita.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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