Girls' name · since 1967
Lakisha
12,310 babies named Lakisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,310
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
12,310 girls have been named Lakisha since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lakisha has 12,310 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2016.
- #1,467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12,310 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakisha ranks #1,467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,310 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,310
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lakisha's 12,310 recorded births place it above 97.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Lakisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakisha splits its recorded history at 1990: 8% of all births land in the more recent half, 92% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 1,148 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakisha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2016
- Peak year (1977)
- 1,148
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Lakisha popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1975 (Lakisha as boys' name)
Lakisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,412 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Lakisha's strongest decade.
6,412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lakisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,412 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,869 births
- 1990s 818
1990s
818 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,412 births (52% of all-time use).
How Lakisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lakisha's total volume
Lakisha by state
Where Lakisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 961 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 819 | 6.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 771 | 6.3% |
| #4 | California | | 693 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 661 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 615 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 553 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 542 | 4.4% |
961 of 12,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Lakisha appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakisha's data
- Lakisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,412 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lakishas (961 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1967–2016 (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 Lakisha 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.