Recorded 1976–2011 Girls' name Peak 1990 257 births

Lakevia — girls' name

257 babies named Lakevia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s901990s882000s492010s5
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lakevia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lakevia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakevia

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Lakevia between 1976 and 2011, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakevia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakevia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lakevia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakevia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakevia 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 257 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.

Lakevia at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

257

Since 1976

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1976

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2011

Lakevia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1976

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Lakevia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
90 births that decade — 35% of Lakevia's all-time total
1970s251980s901990s882000s492010s5

Lakevia by state

Where Lakevia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakevia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
17 6.6%
Florida share of Lakevia's total US births 6.6%

17 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakevia?
257 babies have been named Lakevia since 1976. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Lakevia most popular?
Lakevia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Lakevia most popular?
The top states for the name Lakevia are Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Lakevia been used?
Lakevia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 36 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Lakevia?
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, 1976–2011 (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.