Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1977 97 births

Lakeyta — girls' name

97 babies named Lakeyta in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s511990s5
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lakeyta was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lakeyta in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakeyta

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Lakeyta between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakeyta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakeyta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakeyta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakeyta 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 97 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.

Lakeyta at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

97

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lakeyta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 199419891987198619841982198119801979197719761975 8

Lakeyta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 53% of Lakeyta's all-time total
1970s411980s511990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakeyta?
97 babies have been named Lakeyta since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Lakeyta most popular?
Lakeyta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakeyta been used?
Lakeyta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lakeyta?
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, 1975–1994 (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.