Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1976 106 births

Lakesa — girls' name

106 babies named Lakesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s351990s6
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Lakesa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lakesa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Lakesa between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakesa 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 106 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.

Lakesa at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

106

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1976

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lakesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1976)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 199219831982198119801979197819771976197519741973 10

Lakesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 61% of Lakesa's all-time total
1970s651980s351990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakesa?
106 babies have been named Lakesa since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1976 with 12 births.
When was Lakesa most popular?
Lakesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Lakesa been used?
Lakesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lakesa?
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, 1973–1992 (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.