Girls' name · since 1971
Laketha
303 babies named Laketha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 303
- total births
- 1971–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
303 girls have been named Laketha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laketha has been recorded 303 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1991.
- 303 total births
- 1971–1991 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
303 girls have been named Laketha since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.
- 303
- total births
- 1971–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
58% of everyone ever named Laketha was born in this single decade.
25 babies were named Laketha in 1976 - its busiest year on record.
Laketha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laketha splits its recorded history at 1981: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laketha at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Laketha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1991
- Peak year (1976)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1991.
303 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 25 births in a single year.
Laketha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Laketha's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Laketha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
177 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 177 births (58% of all-time use).
Laketha decade highlights
- Peak decade 177 births
- Runner-up 106 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Laketha by state
Where Laketha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Laketha's data
- Laketha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lakethas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laketha: Baby Name Since 1971 - 303 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laketha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Laketha 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 July 2026.
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