Recorded 1965–2003 Girls' name Peak 1982 629 births

Lakecia — girls' name

629 babies named Lakecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s2741980s2611990s602000s10
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lakecia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

42 babies were named Lakecia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Lakecia between 1965 and 2003, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakecia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lakecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakecia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakecia 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 629 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.

Lakecia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

629

Since 1965

39 years of records

Peak year

1982

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1965

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lakecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1965

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1982)
42
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 20031993198819831978197319671965 6

Lakecia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
274 births that decade — 44% of Lakecia's all-time total
1960s241970s2741980s2611990s602000s10

Lakecia by state

Where Lakecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lakecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
23 3.7%
#2 Mississippi
11 1.7%
#3 Texas
10 1.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.8%
#5 Illinois
5 0.8%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#7 Michigan
5 0.8%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.8%
Alabama share of Lakecia's total US births 3.7%
Even split

23 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakecia?
629 babies have been named Lakecia since 1965. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1982 with 42 births.
When was Lakecia most popular?
Lakecia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Lakecia most popular?
The top states for the name Lakecia are Alabama (23 births), Mississippi (11 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Lakecia been used?
Lakecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 39 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lakecia?
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.

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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, 1965–2003 (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.