Girls' name · since 1965
Lakecia
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.
- #10,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakecia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 629 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakecia has been recorded 629 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2003.
- #10,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 629 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakecia ranks #10,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 629
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakecia's 629 recorded births place it above 85.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Lakecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakecia splits its recorded history at 1982: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2003
- Peak year (1982)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Lakecia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (274 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Lakecia's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lakecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
274 births
- 1980s
1980s
261 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 274 births (44% of all-time use).
How Lakecia 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 Lakecia's total volume
Lakecia by state
Where Lakecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| 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% |
23 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lakecia's data
- Lakecia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lakecias (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Lakecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1965–2003 (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 Lakecia 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.