Total births
130
Girls' name · since 1990
Lakiah
Lakiah has 130 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15971
- among girls today
- 130
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Lakiah is the #15971 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 130 recorded since 1990.
Lakiah has 130 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15971 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #15971 among girls today
- 130 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Lakiah is currently the #15971 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 130 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15971
- among girls today
- 130
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Lakiah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15971
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Lakiah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
11 babies were named Lakiah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
How Lakiah compares
130 29th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakiah's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakiah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lakiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakiah's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2002
Current rank
#15,971
Active since
1990
Lakiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lakiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Lakiah's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lakiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lakiah? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 130 babies named Lakiah. Today it holds rank #15971 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 11 births.
When was Lakiah most popular? ▼
Lakiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Lakiah been used? ▼
Lakiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lakiah? ▼
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.
What to do with Lakiah's data
- Lakiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lakiah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lakiah
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Lakisha Girl
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Lakesha Girl
8,168 births
Laken Girl
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Lakeshia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lakiah: #15971 Girls' Name - 130 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lakiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lakiah 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 July 2026.