Recorded 1979–2008 Girls' name Peak 1988 259 births

Lakendria — girls' name

259 babies named Lakendria in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1011990s992000s53
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lakendria was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lakendria in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakendria

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Lakendria between 1979 and 2008, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakendria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakendria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakendria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakendria in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakendria 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 259 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.

Lakendria at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

259

Since 1979

30 years of records

Peak year

1988

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1979

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2008

Lakendria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1979

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20082002199819941990198619811979 6

Lakendria by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 39% of Lakendria's all-time total
1970s61980s1011990s992000s53

Lakendria by state

Where Lakendria concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lakendria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
11 4.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.9%
Mississippi share of Lakendria's total US births 4.2%
Even split

11 of 259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakendria?
259 babies have been named Lakendria since 1979. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
When was Lakendria most popular?
Lakendria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Lakendria most popular?
The top states for the name Lakendria are Mississippi (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lakendria been used?
Lakendria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 30 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Lakendria?
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.

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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, 1979–2008 (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.