Boys' name · since 1963
Lakeith
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 667 babies named Lakeith, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lakeith is the #12272 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 667 recorded since 1963.
Lakeith has 667 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12272 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #6,646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 667 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeith ranks #6,646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 667 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakeith's 667 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lakeith compares
667 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakeith's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakeith | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 667 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lakeith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakeith's full recorded timeline at 1993, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakeith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Lakeith by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (176 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Lakeith's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lakeith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
176 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 176 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lakeith compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lakeith's total volume
Lakeith by state
Where Lakeith concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
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What to do with Lakeith's data
- Lakeith's decade-level peak was the 1970s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lakeiths (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lakeith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Lakeith 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.