Recorded 1978–1995 Girls' name Peak 1989 79 births

Lakara — girls' name

79 babies named Lakara in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s431990s31
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lakara in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakara

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Lakara between 1978 and 1995, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakara 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 79 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.

Lakara at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

79

Since 1978

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1978

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lakara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1978

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 199519941992199119901989198819871986198519821978 5

Lakara by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 54% of Lakara's all-time total
1970s51980s431990s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakara?
79 babies have been named Lakara since 1978. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Lakara most popular?
Lakara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Lakara been used?
Lakara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 18 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lakara?
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, 1978–1995 (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.