Recorded 2001–2014 Girls' name Peak 2003 22 births

Lakaia — girls' name

22 babies named Lakaia in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s5
2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lakaia was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lakaia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lakaia between 2001 and 2014, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakaia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakaia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakaia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakaia 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 22 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.

Lakaia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

22

Since 2001

14 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2001

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lakaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2001

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Lakaia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 77% of Lakaia's all-time total
2000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakaia?
22 babies have been named Lakaia since 2001. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Lakaia most popular?
Lakaia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Lakaia been used?
Lakaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 14 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lakaia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakesha, Laken, 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, 2001–2014 (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.