Recorded 1975–1979 Girls' name Peak 1977 17 births

Lakenia — girls' name

17 babies named Lakenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s17
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lakenia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Lakenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Lakenia between 1975 and 1979, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakenia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakenia 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 17 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.

Lakenia at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

17

Since 1975

5 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1975

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lakenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1975

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197919771975 5

Lakenia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 100% of Lakenia's all-time total
1970s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakenia?
17 babies have been named Lakenia since 1975. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Lakenia most popular?
Lakenia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakenia been used?
Lakenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 5 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lakenia?
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, 1975–1979 (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.