Girls' name · since 1989

Lakeira

40 babies named Lakeira in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#37,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Lakeira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1989.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeira has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.

  • #37,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeira ranks #37,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#37,585 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lakeira's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% 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.

Lakeira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lakeira splits its recorded history at 1996: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lakeira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989199119921996199920032010 5

Lakeira by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Lakeira's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Lakeira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeira?
Since 1989, Social Security records show 40 babies named Lakeira. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,585 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 7 births.
Where does Lakeira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeira ranks #37,585 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 Lakeira most popular?
Lakeira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Lakeira been used?
Records for Lakeira go back to 1989, giving 22 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Lakeira?
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 Lakeira's data

  • Lakeira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Lakeira

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lakeira

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeira: 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, 1989–2010 (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 Lakeira 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.