Girls' name · since 1976

Lachaka

24 babies named Lachaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#43,659 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade

24 girls have been named Lachaka since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lachaka has 24 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1981.

  • #43,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 24 born since 1976
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lachaka ranks #43,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.

#43,659 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lachaka's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lachaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lachaka's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lachaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
11
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4681012 197619801981 6

Lachaka by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).

1980s was Lachaka's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Lachaka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachaka?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 24 babies named Lachaka. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #43,659 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1981. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 11 births.
Where does Lachaka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lachaka ranks #43,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lachaka most popular?
Lachaka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Lachaka been used?
Records for Lachaka go back to 1976, giving 6 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Lachaka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lacey, Lacy, Lacie, Laci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Lachaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–1981 (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 Lachaka 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.