Recorded 1975–1982 Girls' name Peak 1975 28 births

Lakieta — girls' name

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

1970s181980s10
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lakieta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakieta

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Lakieta between 1975 and 1982, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakieta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakieta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakieta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakieta 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 28 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.

Lakieta at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

28

Since 1975

8 years of records

Peak year

1975

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1975

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1982

Lakieta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1975

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1975)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 1982198119771975 11

Lakieta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 64% of Lakieta's all-time total
1970s181980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakieta?
28 babies have been named Lakieta since 1975. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Lakieta most popular?
Lakieta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Lakieta been used?
Lakieta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 8 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Lakieta?
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, 1975–1982 (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.