Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1987 193 births

Lakeithia — girls' name

193 babies named Lakeithia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s751990s672000s14
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lakeithia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lakeithia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeithia

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Lakeithia between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeithia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeithia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakeithia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeithia 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 193 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.

Lakeithia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

193

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1987

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Lakeithia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1987)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 200119971994199119881985198119761973 7

Lakeithia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
75 births that decade — 39% of Lakeithia's all-time total
1970s371980s751990s672000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeithia?
193 babies have been named Lakeithia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1987 with 14 births.
When was Lakeithia most popular?
Lakeithia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Lakeithia been used?
Lakeithia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Lakeithia?
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.

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, 1973–2001 (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.