Girls' name · since 2009
Lakely
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Lakely, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lakely is the #3568 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 459 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Lakely recorded 459 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #3568 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #12,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,568 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakely ranks #12,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,568 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 459 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lakely's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lakely compares
459 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakely's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakely's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Lakely by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (266 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Lakely's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lakely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
266 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 266 births (58% of all-time use).
Lakely by state
Where Lakely concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 8 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
20 of 459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lakely's data
- Texas records the most Lakelys (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Lakely 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.