Recorded 1972–1989 Girls' name Peak 1975 183 births

Lakeeta — girls' name

183 babies named Lakeeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s991980s84
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lakeeta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lakeeta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Lakeeta between 1972 and 1989, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeeta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeeta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakeeta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeeta 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 183 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.

Lakeeta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

183

Since 1972

18 years of records

Peak year

1975

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1972

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lakeeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1972

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1975)
20
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
510152025 1989198519821979197619731972 6

Lakeeta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
99 births that decade — 54% of Lakeeta's all-time total
1970s991980s84

Lakeeta by state

Where Lakeeta concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakeeta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.7%
Georgia share of Lakeeta's total US births 2.7%

5 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeeta?
183 babies have been named Lakeeta since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1975 with 20 births.
When was Lakeeta most popular?
Lakeeta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Lakeeta most popular?
The top states for the name Lakeeta are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Lakeeta been used?
Lakeeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lakeeta?
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, 1972–1989 (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.