Recorded 1978–1987 Girls' name Peak 1982 21 births

Lakeyda — girls' name

21 babies named Lakeyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s16
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Lakeyda was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lakeyda in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Lakeyda between 1978 and 1987, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeyda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakeyda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeyda 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 21 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.

Lakeyda at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

21

Since 1978

10 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1978

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1987

Lakeyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1978

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1987198219801978 5

Lakeyda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Lakeyda's all-time total
1970s51980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeyda?
21 babies have been named Lakeyda since 1978. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Lakeyda most popular?
Lakeyda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lakeyda been used?
Lakeyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 10 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Lakeyda?
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, 1978–1987 (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.