Recorded 1975–1980 Girls' name Peak 1976 36 births

Lakema — girls' name

36 babies named Lakema in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s5
1970s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Lakema was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lakema in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakema

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Lakema between 1975 and 1980, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakema performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakema in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakema 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 36 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.

Lakema at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

36

Since 1975

6 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1975

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lakema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1975

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 19801978197719761975 8

Lakema by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 86% of Lakema's all-time total
1970s311980s5

Lakema by state

Where Lakema concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 13.9%
New York share of Lakema's total US births 13.9%

5 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakema?
36 babies have been named Lakema since 1975. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Lakema most popular?
Lakema was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Lakema most popular?
The top states for the name Lakema are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Lakema been used?
Lakema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 6 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lakema?
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, 1975–1980 (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.