Girls' name · since 1984
Lakera
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Lakera, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lakera is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 98 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Lakera recorded 98 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2010.
- #27,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakera ranks #27,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lakera's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lakera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakera's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2010
- Peak year (1992)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
98 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 10 births in a single year.
Lakera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Lakera's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lakera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (57% of all-time use).
Lakera decade highlights
- Peak decade 56 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Lakera's data
- Lakera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1984–2010 (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 Lakera 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.
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