Girls' name · since 1971
Lakshmi
Lakshmi has 877 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakshmi currently ranks #6379 among girls' names in America, with 877 babies recorded since 1971.
Lakshmi has 877 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6379 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #8,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,379 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 877 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakshmi ranks #8,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 877 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakshmi's 877 recorded births place it above 88.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lakshmi compares
877 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakshmi's all-time total is 133% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakshmi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 877 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakshmi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakshmi's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakshmi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Lakshmi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (303 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Lakshmi's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lakshmi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
303 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 303 births (35% of all-time use).
How Lakshmi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lakshmi's total volume
Lakshmi by state
Where Lakshmi concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
100 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lakshmi's data
- Lakshmi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (303 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lakshmis (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakshmi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Lakshmi 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.