Recorded 1976–1981 Girls' name Peak 1976 24 births

Lachaka — girls' name

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.

1970s111980s13
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lachaka was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lachaka in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lachaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Lachaka between 1976 and 1981, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lachaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lachaka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lachaka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lachaka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lachaka at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

24

Since 1976

6 years of records

Peak year

1976

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1976

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lachaka popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 198119801976 11

Lachaka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 54% of Lachaka's all-time total
1970s111980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachaka?
24 babies have been named Lachaka since 1976. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1976 with 11 births.
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?
Lachaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 6 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.