Recorded 1975–1989 Girls' name Peak 1976 95 births

Lakashia — girls' name

95 babies named Lakashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s48
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lakashia was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lakashia in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakashia

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Lakashia between 1975 and 1989, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakashia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakashia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakashia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakashia 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 95 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.

Lakashia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

95

Since 1975

15 years of records

Peak year

1976

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1975

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lakashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1975

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1976)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 198919851984198319821981198019791978197719761975 8

Lakashia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 51% of Lakashia's all-time total
1970s471980s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakashia?
95 babies have been named Lakashia since 1975. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1976 with 12 births.
When was Lakashia most popular?
Lakashia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Lakashia been used?
Lakashia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 15 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lakashia?
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, 1975–1989 (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.