Recorded 2000–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 49 births

Lakaiya — girls' name

49 babies named Lakaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s442020s5
2000s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Lakaiya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lakaiya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakaiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Lakaiya between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakaiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakaiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakaiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakaiya 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 49 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.

Lakaiya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lakaiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 2023200920082006200320012000 6

Lakaiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 90% of Lakaiya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakaiya?
49 babies have been named Lakaiya since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Lakaiya most popular?
Lakaiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Lakaiya been used?
Lakaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lakaiya?
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, 2000–2023 (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.