Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1984 292 births

Lakeita — girls' name

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.

1970s891980s1751990s28
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lakeita was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lakeita in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeita

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Lakeita between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakeita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakeita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeita 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 292 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.

Lakeita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

292

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1984

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lakeita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1984)
24
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
510152025 19921989198619831980197719741973 13

Lakeita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
175 births that decade — 60% of Lakeita's all-time total
1970s891980s1751990s28

Lakeita by state

Where Lakeita concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakeita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.7%
Michigan share of Lakeita's total US births 1.7%

5 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeita?
292 babies have been named Lakeita since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1984 with 24 births.
When was Lakeita most popular?
Lakeita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Lakeita most popular?
The top states for the name Lakeita are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Lakeita been used?
Lakeita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lakeita?
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.

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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, 1973–1992 (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.