Recorded 1978–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 453 births

Lakira — girls' name

453 babies named Lakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s661990s1562000s1802010s412020s5
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lakira was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lakira in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Lakira between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lakira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lakira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakira 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 453 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.

Lakira at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

453

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

2007

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
24
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20212010200520001995199019841978 5

Lakira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 40% of Lakira's all-time total
1970s51980s661990s1562000s1802010s412020s5

Lakira by state

Where Lakira concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.1%
Alabama share of Lakira's total US births 1.1%

5 of 453 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakira?
453 babies have been named Lakira since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 24 births.
When was Lakira most popular?
Lakira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Lakira most popular?
The top states for the name Lakira are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lakira been used?
Lakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lakira?
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, 1978–2021 (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.