Girls' name · since 1974
Lakeyshia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Lakeyshia, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
108 girls have been named Lakeyshia since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeyshia has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2007.
- #26,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeyshia ranks #26,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakeyshia's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lakeyshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakeyshia's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakeyshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2007
- Peak year (1977)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Lakeyshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 64% of the file).
1970s was Lakeyshia's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Lakeyshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Lakeyshia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeyshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lakeyshia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.