Recorded 1973–1988 Girls' name Peak 1975 84 births

Lakitha — girls' name

84 babies named Lakitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s38
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lakitha was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lakitha in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Lakitha between 1973 and 1988, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakitha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakitha 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 84 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.

Lakitha at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

84

Since 1973

16 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1973

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1988

Lakitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1973

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Lakitha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 55% of Lakitha's all-time total
1970s461980s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakitha?
84 babies have been named Lakitha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Lakitha most popular?
Lakitha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Lakitha been used?
Lakitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 16 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Lakitha?
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, 1973–1988 (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.