Recorded 1973–1980 Girls' name Peak 1975 28 births

Lakeba — girls' name

28 babies named Lakeba in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s5
1970s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Lakeba was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lakeba in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeba

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lakeba between 1973 and 1980, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeba 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 28 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.

Lakeba at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

28

Since 1973

8 years of records

Peak year

1975

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1973

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lakeba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1973

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 1980197719751973 7

Lakeba by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 82% of Lakeba's all-time total
1970s231980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeba?
28 babies have been named Lakeba since 1973. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
When was Lakeba most popular?
Lakeba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Lakeba been used?
Lakeba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 8 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lakeba?
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, 1973–1980 (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.