Girls' name · since 1975
Lakessa
29 babies named Lakessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakessa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Lakessa recorded 29 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 1979.
- #41,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakessa ranks #41,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakessa's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lakessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakessa's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1979
- Peak year (1977)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Lakessa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Lakessa's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lakessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
Lakessa by state
Where Lakessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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- Georgia records the most Lakessas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lakessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 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, 1975–1979 (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 Lakessa 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.