Recorded 1979–1995 Girls' name Peak 1979 30 births

Lakiea — girls' name

30 babies named Lakiea in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s181990s5
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lakiea was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lakiea in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakiea

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Lakiea between 1979 and 1995, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakiea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakiea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakiea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakiea 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 30 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.

Lakiea at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

30

Since 1979

17 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1979

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lakiea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1979

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951988198219801979 7

Lakiea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 60% of Lakiea's all-time total
1970s71980s181990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakiea?
30 babies have been named Lakiea since 1979. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Lakiea most popular?
Lakiea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Lakiea been used?
Lakiea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 17 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lakiea?
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, 1979–1995 (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.