Recorded 1979–1986 Girls' name Peak 1981 24 births

Lakeila — girls' name

24 babies named Lakeila in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s19
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Lakeila was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lakeila in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeila

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Lakeila between 1979 and 1986, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeila performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeila 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 24 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.

Lakeila at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

24

Since 1979

8 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1979

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1986

Lakeila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1979

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 1986198219811979 5

Lakeila by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 79% of Lakeila's all-time total
1970s51980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeila?
24 babies have been named Lakeila since 1979. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Lakeila most popular?
Lakeila was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Lakeila been used?
Lakeila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 8 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Lakeila?
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, 1979–1986 (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.