Recorded 1977–1984 Girls' name Peak 1977 25 births

Lakitta — girls' name

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

1970s101980s15
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Lakitta was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lakitta in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Lakitta between 1977 and 1984, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakitta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakitta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakitta 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 25 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.

Lakitta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

25

Since 1977

8 years of records

Peak year

1977

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1977

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1984

Lakitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1977

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1977)
5
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5 19841982198119791977 5

Lakitta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 60% of Lakitta's all-time total
1970s101980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakitta?
25 babies have been named Lakitta since 1977. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1977 with 5 births.
When was Lakitta most popular?
Lakitta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lakitta been used?
Lakitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 8 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lakitta?
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, 1977–1984 (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.