Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1990
Lakaysha
Lakaysha has 27 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1990–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
Lakaysha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1990.
Lakaysha has 27 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2002.
- 27 total births
- 1990–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Lakaysha since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.
- 27
- total births
- 1990–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Lakaysha was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lakaysha in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Lakaysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakaysha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakaysha at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Lakaysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2002
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Lakaysha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Lakaysha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Lakaysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lakaysha? ▼
Lakaysha has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Lakaysha most popular? ▼
Lakaysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Lakaysha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lakaysha since 1990 -- 13 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Lakaysha? ▼
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 Lakaysha's data
- Lakaysha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Lakaysha
Nearby Names Like Lakaysha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lakaysha
Lakeisha Girl
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Lakisha Girl
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Lakesha Girl
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Laken Girl
#1222 6,240 births
Lakeshia Girl
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Compare Lakaysha side by side: Lakaysha vs Lakeisha Lakaysha vs Lakisha Lakaysha 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, 1990–2002 (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. "Lakaysha: Baby Name Since 1990 - 27 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lakaysha. 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 Lakaysha 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.