Recorded 1963–2019 Boys' name Peak 1978 662 births

Lakeith — boys' name

662 babies named Lakeith in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s1761980s1441990s1602000s892010s61
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lakeith was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lakeith in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeith

The Social Security Administration has registered 662 babies named Lakeith between 1963 and 2019, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lakeith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeith performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lakeith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakeith in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeith 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 662 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.

Lakeith at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

662

Since 1963

57 years of records

Peak year

1978

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1963

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2019

Lakeith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1963

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1978)
30
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 201920112004199719901983197619681963 6

Lakeith by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
176 births that decade — 27% of Lakeith's all-time total
1960s321970s1761980s1441990s1602000s892010s61

Lakeith by state

Where Lakeith concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lakeith
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
28 4.2%
#2 Florida
5 0.8%
#3 Tennessee
5 0.8%
Texas share of Lakeith's total US births 4.2%
Even split

28 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeith?
662 babies have been named Lakeith since 1963. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1978 with 30 births.
When was Lakeith most popular?
Lakeith was most popular in the 1970s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Lakeith most popular?
The top states for the name Lakeith are Texas (28 births), Florida (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Lakeith been used?
Lakeith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 57 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Lakeith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lake, Laken, Lakota, Lakendrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1963–2019 (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.