Recorded 1970–2003 Girls' name Peak 1976 559 births

Lakesia — girls' name

559 babies named Lakesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s3131980s2031990s372000s6
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Lakesia was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

48 babies were named Lakesia in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 559 babies named Lakesia between 1970 and 2003, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakesia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakesia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakesia 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 559 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.

Lakesia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

559

Since 1970

34 years of records

Peak year

1976

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1970

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lakesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1970

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1976)
48
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0102030405060 2003199019861982197819741970 8

Lakesia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
313 births that decade — 56% of Lakesia's all-time total
1970s3131980s2031990s372000s6

Lakesia by state

Where Lakesia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lakesia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
57 10.2%
#2 Alabama
32 5.7%
#3 Texas
31 5.5%
#4 Mississippi
12 2.1%
#5 Florida
11 2.0%
#6 North Carolina
6 1.1%
#7 Illinois
5 0.9%
Georgia share of Lakesia's total US births 10.2%
Even split

57 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakesia?
559 babies have been named Lakesia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1976 with 48 births.
When was Lakesia most popular?
Lakesia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Lakesia most popular?
The top states for the name Lakesia are Georgia (57 births), Alabama (32 births), Texas (31 births).
How long has the name Lakesia been used?
Lakesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 34 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lakesia?
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, 1970–2003 (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.