Girls' name · since 1973
Lakeita
292 babies named Lakeita in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 292 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Lakeita recorded 292 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #16,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 292 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeita ranks #16,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 292 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeita's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Lakeita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakeita's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakeita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1984)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Lakeita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (175 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Lakeita's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lakeita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 175 births (60% of all-time use).
Lakeita by state
Where Lakeita concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 292 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lakeita's data
- Lakeita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Lakeitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Lakeita: 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 (~19 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, 1973–1992 (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 Lakeita 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.