Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1977 126 births

Lakethia — girls' name

126 babies named Lakethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s611990s15
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lakethia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lakethia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Lakethia between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakethia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakethia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakethia 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 126 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.

Lakethia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

126

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Lakethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
17
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 1993198919851982197919761974 7

Lakethia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 48% of Lakethia's all-time total
1970s501980s611990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakethia?
126 babies have been named Lakethia since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 17 births.
When was Lakethia most popular?
Lakethia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakethia been used?
Lakethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Lakethia?
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, 1974–1993 (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.