Recorded 1978–1992 Girls' name Peak 1980 111 births

Lakeva — girls' name

111 babies named Lakeva in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s721990s21
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Lakeva was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lakeva in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeva

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Lakeva between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeva performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakeva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeva 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 111 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.

Lakeva at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

111

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1980

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lakeva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1980)
15
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 1992199019871984198219801978 6

Lakeva by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
72 births that decade — 65% of Lakeva's all-time total
1970s181980s721990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeva?
111 babies have been named Lakeva since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1980 with 15 births.
When was Lakeva most popular?
Lakeva was most popular in the 1980s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lakeva been used?
Lakeva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lakeva?
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, 1978–1992 (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.