Recorded 1996–2023 Girls' name Peak 1996 13 births

Lakeyah — girls' name

13 babies named Lakeyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82020s5
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Lakeyah was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lakeyah in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Lakeyah between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeyah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeyah 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 13 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.

Lakeyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

13

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lakeyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 20231996 8

Lakeyah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8 births that decade — 62% of Lakeyah's all-time total
1990s82020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeyah?
13 babies have been named Lakeyah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Lakeyah most popular?
Lakeyah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Lakeyah been used?
Lakeyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lakeyah?
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, 1996–2023 (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.