Recorded 1979–1997 Girls' name Peak 1979 19 births

Lakila — girls' name

19 babies named Lakila 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.

1970s71980s71990s5
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Lakila was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Lakila

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Lakila between 1979 and 1997, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakila performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakila 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 19 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.

Lakila at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

19

Since 1979

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1979

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1997

Lakila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1979

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199719831979 7

Lakila by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 37% of Lakila's all-time total
1970s71980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakila?
19 babies have been named Lakila since 1979. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Lakila most popular?
Lakila was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Lakila been used?
Lakila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 19 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Lakila?
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, 1979–1997 (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.