Boys' name · since 1996
Laakea
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Laakea, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laakea currently ranks #8564 among boys' names in America, with 208 babies recorded since 1996.
Laakea has 208 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8564 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 208 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laakea ranks #12,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 208 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laakea's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Laakea compares
208 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laakea's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laakea | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laakea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laakea's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laakea popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Laakea popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2001 (Laakea as girls' name)
Laakea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Laakea's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Laakea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (38% of all-time use).
Laakea by state
Where Laakea concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 144 | 69.2% |
144 of 208 births nationwide.
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What to do with Laakea's data
- Laakea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Laakeas (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laakea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laakea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.