Girls' name · since 1978
Lakira
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Lakira, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakira currently ranks #13597 among girls' names in America, with 459 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Lakira recorded 459 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #13597 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #12,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,597 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakira ranks #12,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,597 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 459 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakira's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Lakira compares
459 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakira's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakira's full recorded timeline at 1999, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lakira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Lakira's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lakira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (39% of all-time use).
Lakira by state
Where Lakira concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 459 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lakira's data
- Lakira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lakiras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lakira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.