Recorded 1972–1988 Girls' name Peak 1985 71 births

Lakeena — girls' name

71 babies named Lakeena in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s60
1980s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Lakeena was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lakeena in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeena

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Lakeena between 1972 and 1988, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeena 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 71 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.

Lakeena at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

71

Since 1972

17 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1972

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1988

Lakeena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1972

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 19881987198619851984198319821981198019781972 6

Lakeena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 85% of Lakeena's all-time total
1970s111980s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeena?
71 babies have been named Lakeena since 1972. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Lakeena most popular?
Lakeena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Lakeena been used?
Lakeena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 17 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Lakeena?
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, 1972–1988 (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.