Recorded 1974–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 108 births

Lakeyshia — girls' name

108 babies named Lakeyshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s691980s342000s5
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Lakeyshia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lakeyshia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeyshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Lakeyshia between 1974 and 2007, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeyshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeyshia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakeyshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeyshia 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 108 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.

Lakeyshia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

108

Since 1974

34 years of records

Peak year

1977

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1974

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lakeyshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1974

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 200719881983198219811980197919781977197619751974 5

Lakeyshia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
69 births that decade — 64% of Lakeyshia's all-time total
1970s691980s342000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeyshia?
108 babies have been named Lakeyshia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 17 births.
When was Lakeyshia most popular?
Lakeyshia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakeyshia been used?
Lakeyshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 34 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lakeyshia?
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.

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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, 1974–2007 (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.