Recorded 1975–1991 Girls' name Peak 1976 61 births

Lakima — girls' name

61 babies named Lakima in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s251990s5
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lakima was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lakima in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakima

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Lakima between 1975 and 1991, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakima performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakima 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 61 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.

Lakima at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

61

Since 1975

17 years of records

Peak year

1976

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1975

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lakima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1975

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1976)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 19911984198119801979197819761975 6

Lakima by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 51% of Lakima's all-time total
1970s311980s251990s5

Lakima by state

Where Lakima concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 34.4%
New York share of Lakima's total US births 34.4%

21 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakima?
61 babies have been named Lakima since 1975. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1976 with 11 births.
When was Lakima most popular?
Lakima was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Lakima most popular?
The top states for the name Lakima are New York (21 births).
How long has the name Lakima been used?
Lakima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 17 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lakima?
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, 1975–1991 (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.