Girls' name · since 1985
Lakeria
259 babies named Lakeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakeria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 259 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Lakeria recorded 259 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2014.
- #17,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeria ranks #17,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakeria's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Lakeria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakeria's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakeria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2014
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2014.
259 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 17 births in a single year.
Lakeria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (127 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Lakeria's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lakeria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (49% of all-time use).
Lakeria decade highlights
- Peak decade 127 births
- Runner-up 112 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Lakeria by state
Where Lakeria concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 18 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 11 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 2.3% |
18 of 259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 6.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.2% of nationwide
- Mississippi 4.2% of nationwide
- Alabama 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Lakeria's data
- Lakeria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (127 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.
- Florida records the most Lakerias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1985–2014 (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 Lakeria 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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