Recorded 1973–1990 Girls' name Peak 1986 36 births

Lakietha — girls' name

36 babies named Lakietha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s141990s5
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lakietha was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lakietha in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakietha

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Lakietha between 1973 and 1990, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakietha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakietha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakietha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakietha 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 36 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.

Lakietha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

36

Since 1973

18 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1973

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lakietha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1973

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 199019861983197719761973 5

Lakietha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 47% of Lakietha's all-time total
1970s171980s141990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakietha?
36 babies have been named Lakietha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Lakietha most popular?
Lakietha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Lakietha been used?
Lakietha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 18 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lakietha?
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, 1973–1990 (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.