Girls' name · since 1973

Lakeeshia

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Lakeeshia, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,823 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Lakeeshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1973.

Lakeeshia has 28 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1984.

  • #41,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeeshia ranks #41,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#41,823 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lakeeshia's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lakeeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lakeeshia splits its recorded history at 1977: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lakeeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19731975197719781984 7

Lakeeshia by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 75% of the file).

1970s was Lakeeshia's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Lakeeshia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeeshia?
Lakeeshia has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,823 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 7 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Lakeeshia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeeshia ranks #41,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lakeeshia most popular?
Lakeeshia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Lakeeshia been used?
Lakeeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lakeeshia?
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.

What to do with Lakeeshia's data

  • Lakeeshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lakeeshia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1984 (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 Lakeeshia 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.