Recorded 1975–1982 Girls' name Peak 1975 38 births

Lakish — girls' name

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

1970s251980s13
1970s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Lakish was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lakish in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakish

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Lakish between 1975 and 1982, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakish currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakish performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakish shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakish 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 38 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.

Lakish at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

38

Since 1975

8 years of records

Peak year

1975

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1975

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1982

Lakish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1975

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Lakish by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 66% of Lakish's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakish?
38 babies have been named Lakish since 1975. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
When was Lakish most popular?
Lakish was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Lakish been used?
Lakish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 8 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Lakish?
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, 1975–1982 (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.