Recorded 1979–2021 Girls' name Peak 2021 18 births

Lakey — girls' name

18 babies named Lakey in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s52020s8
2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lakey was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lakey in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakey

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Lakey between 1979 and 2021, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakey performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakey 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 18 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.

Lakey at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

18

Since 1979

43 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1979

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lakey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1979

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 202120161979 5

Lakey by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
8 births that decade — 44% of Lakey's all-time total
1970s52010s52020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakey?
18 babies have been named Lakey since 1979. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Lakey most popular?
Lakey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Lakey been used?
Lakey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 43 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lakey?
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, 1979–2021 (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.