Girls' name · since 1975

Lakiska

38 babies named Lakiska 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.

#38,212 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade

38 girls have been named Lakiska since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakiska has been recorded 38 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1979.

  • #38,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 38 born since 1975
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakiska ranks #38,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.

#38,212 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lakiska's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lakiska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lakiska's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lakiska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1975)
17
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
05101520 1975197619771979 5

Lakiska by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Lakiska's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lakiska births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakiska?
Lakiska has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,212 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 17 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
Where does Lakiska sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakiska ranks #38,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lakiska most popular?
Lakiska was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Lakiska been used?
Records for Lakiska go back to 1975, giving 5 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Lakiska?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lakiska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–1979 (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 Lakiska 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.