Girls' name · since 1973
Lakeithia
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Lakeithia, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Lakeithia since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeithia has been recorded 193 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #20,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeithia ranks #20,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeithia's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lakeithia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakeithia splits its recorded history at 1989: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakeithia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1987)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lakeithia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (75 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Lakeithia's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lakeithia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 75 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lakeithia's data
- Lakeithia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeithia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Lakeithia 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.