Recorded 1975–2000 Girls' name Peak 1989 240 births

Lakedra — girls' name

240 babies named Lakedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s1191990s882000s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Lakedra was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lakedra in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Lakedra between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakedra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakedra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakedra in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakedra 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 240 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.

Lakedra at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

240

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Lakedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 200019971993199019871984198019761975 7

Lakedra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 50% of Lakedra's all-time total
1970s271980s1191990s882000s6

Lakedra by state

Where Lakedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lakedra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
11 4.6%
#2 Texas
6 2.5%
Louisiana share of Lakedra's total US births 4.6%
Even split

11 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakedra?
240 babies have been named Lakedra since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Lakedra most popular?
Lakedra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Lakedra most popular?
The top states for the name Lakedra are Louisiana (11 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Lakedra been used?
Lakedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Lakedra?
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, 1975–2000 (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.