Recorded 1970–1989 Girls' name Peak 1977 263 births

Lakisa — girls' name

263 babies named Lakisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1601980s103
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Lakisa was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lakisa in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Lakisa between 1970 and 1989, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Lakisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakisa 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 263 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.

Lakisa at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

263

Since 1970

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1970

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lakisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1970

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1977)
30
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 1989198619831980197719741970 5

Lakisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
160 births that decade — 61% of Lakisa's all-time total
1970s1601980s103

Lakisa by state

Where Lakisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lakisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.9%
Alabama share of Lakisa's total US births 1.9%

5 of 263 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakisa?
263 babies have been named Lakisa since 1970. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1977 with 30 births.
When was Lakisa most popular?
Lakisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Lakisa most popular?
The top states for the name Lakisa are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lakisa been used?
Lakisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 20 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lakisa?
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, 1970–1989 (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.