Recorded 1973–1994 Girls' name Peak 1976 188 births

Laketta — girls' name

188 babies named Laketta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s931990s18
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Laketta was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

17 babies were named Laketta in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laketta

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Laketta between 1973 and 1994, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laketta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laketta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laketta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laketta 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 188 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.

Laketta at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

188

Since 1973

22 years of records

Peak year

1976

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1973

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1994

Laketta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1973

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1976)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5101520 19941989198619831980197719741973 9

Laketta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 49% of Laketta's all-time total
1970s771980s931990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laketta?
188 babies have been named Laketta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1976 with 17 births.
When was Laketta most popular?
Laketta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Laketta been used?
Laketta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 22 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Laketta?
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, 1973–1994 (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.