Girls' name · since 1967
Lakeshia
Lakeshia has 4,710 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,710
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,710 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeshia has been recorded 4,710 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2009.
- #2,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,710 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeshia ranks #2,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,710 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,710
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lakeshia's 4,710 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lakeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakeshia splits its recorded history at 1987: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 315 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2009
- Peak year (1979)
- 315
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lakeshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,239 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Lakeshia's strongest decade.
2,239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lakeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,705 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,239 births
- 1990s 676
1990s
676 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,239 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lakeshia 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 Lakeshia's total volume
Lakeshia by state
Where Lakeshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 447 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 394 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 355 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 326 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 294 | 6.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 268 | 5.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 260 | 5.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 244 | 5.2% |
447 of 4,710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Lakeshia appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakeshia's data
- Lakeshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,239 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lakeshias (447 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1967–2009 (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 Lakeshia 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.