Girls' name · since 1996
Lakiyah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 305 babies named Lakiyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
305 girls have been named Lakiyah since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakiyah has been recorded 305 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #15,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 305 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakiyah ranks #15,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakiyah's 305 recorded births place it above 78.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakiyah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (147 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Lakiyah's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 147 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lakiyah's data
- Lakiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1996–2020 (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 Lakiyah 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.