Girls' name · since 1977

Lakela

Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Lakela, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,958 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade

Lakela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1977.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakela has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 1989.

  • #31,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 65 born since 1977
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakela ranks #31,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.

#31,958 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lakela's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lakela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lakela's full recorded timeline at 1982, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lakela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1980)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 197719781980198119821983198419851989 6

Lakela by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 78% of the file).

1980s was Lakela's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Lakela births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (78% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakela? ▼
65 babies have been named Lakela since 1977. All-time, it sits at #31,958 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1980 with 10 births.
Where does Lakela sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakela ranks #31,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lakela most popular? ▼
Lakela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lakela been used? ▼
Lakela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 13 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lakela? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Lakela

Nearby Names Like Lakela

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lakela

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Lakesha Girl
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#989 6,240 births
Lakeshia Girl
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Modest
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Bronnie
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Floetta
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Ruble
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lakela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–1989 (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 Lakela 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.