Recorded 1972–1989 Girls' name Peak 1976 141 births

Laketia — girls' name

141 babies named Laketia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s67
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Laketia was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

15 babies were named Laketia in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laketia

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Laketia between 1972 and 1989, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laketia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laketia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laketia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laketia 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 141 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.

Laketia at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

141

Since 1972

18 years of records

Peak year

1976

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1972

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1989

Laketia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1972

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1976)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
46810121416 198919861983198119791977197519731972 6

Laketia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 52% of Laketia's all-time total
1970s741980s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laketia?
141 babies have been named Laketia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1976 with 15 births.
When was Laketia most popular?
Laketia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Laketia been used?
Laketia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 18 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Laketia?
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, 1972–1989 (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.