Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2000
Lakaiya
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.
- 49
- total births
- 2000–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 90%
- born in that decade
Lakaiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 2000.
Lakaiya has 49 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- 49 total births
- 2000–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 90% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Lakaiya since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 49
- total births
- 2000–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 90%
- born in that decade
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.
Lakaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakaiya's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakaiya at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Lakaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lakaiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Lakaiya's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Lakaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 44 births (90% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Lakaiya go back to 2000, giving 24 years of history 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.
What to do with Lakaiya's data
- Lakaiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lakaiya
Nearby Names Like Lakaiya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lakaiya
Lakeisha Girl
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Lakisha Girl
12,310 births
Lakesha Girl
8,168 births
Laken Girl
#1222 6,240 births
Lakeshia Girl
4,710 births
Compare Lakaiya side by side: Lakaiya vs Lakeisha Lakaiya vs Lakisha Lakaiya vs Lakesha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lakaiya: Baby Name Since 2000 - 49 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lakaiya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lakaiya 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 July 2026.