Girls' name · since 1980
Lakayla
1,340 babies named Lakayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,340 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakayla has been recorded 1,340 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #6,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,340 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakayla ranks #6,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,340 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakayla's 1,340 recorded births place it above 91.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakayla splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (651 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Lakayla's strongest decade.
651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
334 births
- 2000s
2000s
651 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 651 births (49% of all-time use).
How Lakayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lakayla's total volume
Lakayla by state
Where Lakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 78 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 60 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 37 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 35 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.7% |
78 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lakayla appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakayla's data
- Lakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (651 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lakaylas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lakayla 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 August 2026.