Recorded 1976–1991 Girls' name Peak 1980 36 births

Lakiva — girls' name

36 babies named Lakiva in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s241990s7
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lakiva was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lakiva in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakiva

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Lakiva between 1976 and 1991, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakiva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakiva performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakiva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakiva 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 36 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.

Lakiva at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

36

Since 1976

16 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1976

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lakiva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1976

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119881983198119801976 5

Lakiva by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 67% of Lakiva's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakiva?
36 babies have been named Lakiva since 1976. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Lakiva most popular?
Lakiva was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lakiva been used?
Lakiva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 16 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lakiva?
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, 1976–1991 (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.