Girls' name · since 1974
Lakeia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 520 babies named Lakeia, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 520
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 520 have been recorded since 1974.
Lakeia has 520 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2008.
- #11,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 520 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeia ranks #11,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 520 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 520
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeia's 520 recorded births place it above 84.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Lakeia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakeia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2008
- Peak year (1984)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lakeia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (260 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Lakeia's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lakeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 260 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lakeia 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 Lakeia's total volume
Lakeia by state
Where Lakeia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lakeia's data
- Lakeia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Lakeias (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Lakeia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1974–2008 (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 Lakeia 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.