Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1980
Lakelia
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.
- 28
- total births
- 1980–1986
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Lakelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1980.
Lakelia has 28 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1986.
- 28 total births
- 1980–1986 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Lakelia since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1986.
- 28
- total births
- 1980–1986
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Lakelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakelia splits its recorded history at 1983: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakelia at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Lakelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1986
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Lakelia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lakelia's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lakelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lakelia? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 28 babies named Lakelia. The most recent recorded year was 1986. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Lakelia go back to 1980, giving 7 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Lakelia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lakelia: Baby Name Since 1980 - 28 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lakelia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lakelia 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 July 2026.