Recorded 1980–1986 Girls' name Peak 1982 28 births

Lakelia — girls' name

28 babies named Lakelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s28
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lakelia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lakelia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lakelia between 1980 and 1986, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakelia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakelia 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 28 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.

Lakelia at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

28

Since 1980

7 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1980

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1986

Lakelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1980

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19861984198319821980 5

Lakelia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 100% of Lakelia's all-time total
1980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakelia?
28 babies have been named Lakelia since 1980. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Lakelia most popular?
Lakelia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lakelia been used?
Lakelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 7 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Lakelia?
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, 1980–1986 (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.