Recorded 1977–1982 Girls' name Peak 1980 22 births

Lakida — girls' name

22 babies named Lakida in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s17
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lakida was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lakida in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakida

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lakida between 1977 and 1982, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakida 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 22 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.

Lakida at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

22

Since 1977

6 years of records

Peak year

1980

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1977

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1982

Lakida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1977

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1980)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 198219801977 5

Lakida by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 77% of Lakida's all-time total
1970s51980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakida?
22 babies have been named Lakida since 1977. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1980 with 10 births.
When was Lakida most popular?
Lakida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lakida been used?
Lakida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 6 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Lakida?
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, 1977–1982 (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.