Girls' name · since 1967
Lakesha
8,168 babies named Lakesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,168
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 8,168 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Lakesha recorded 8,168 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2008.
- #1,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,168 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakesha ranks #1,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,168 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,168
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakesha's 8,168 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lakesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakesha splits its recorded history at 1988: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 679 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakesha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2008
- Peak year (1978)
- 679
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Lakesha popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1977 (Lakesha as boys' name)
Lakesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,887 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Lakesha's strongest decade.
3,887 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lakesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,887 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,342 births
- 1990s 787
1990s
787 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,887 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lakesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lakesha's total volume
Lakesha by state
Where Lakesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 630 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 611 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 541 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 501 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 418 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 409 | 5.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 388 | 4.8% |
| #8 | California | | 354 | 4.3% |
630 of 8,168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lakesha appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakesha's data
- Lakesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,887 total births); usage has since declined to 118 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lakeshas (630 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1967–2008 (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 Lakesha 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.