Recorded 1977–1991 Girls' name Peak 1977 30 births

Lakenda — girls' name

30 babies named Lakenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s61990s5
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lakenda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lakenda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Lakenda between 1977 and 1991, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakenda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakenda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakenda 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 30 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.

Lakenda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

30

Since 1977

15 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1977

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lakenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1977

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19911981197919781977 7

Lakenda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 63% of Lakenda's all-time total
1970s191980s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakenda?
30 babies have been named Lakenda since 1977. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Lakenda most popular?
Lakenda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakenda been used?
Lakenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 15 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lakenda?
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, 1977–1991 (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.