Recorded 1972–2002 Girls' name Peak 1980 308 births

Lakasha — girls' name

308 babies named Lakasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1161980s1331990s522000s7
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lakasha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lakasha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Lakasha between 1972 and 2002, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakasha 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 308 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.

Lakasha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

308

Since 1972

31 years of records

Peak year

1980

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1972

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2002

Lakasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1972

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1980)
24
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 20021993198919851981197719731972 10

Lakasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
133 births that decade — 43% of Lakasha's all-time total
1970s1161980s1331990s522000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakasha?
308 babies have been named Lakasha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1980 with 24 births.
When was Lakasha most popular?
Lakasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lakasha been used?
Lakasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 31 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Lakasha?
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, 1972–2002 (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.