Recorded 1980–2018 Girls' name Peak 2007 241 births

Lakya — girls' name

241 babies named Lakya in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s282000s1442010s47
2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lakya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakya

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Lakya between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakya 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 241 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.

Lakya at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

241

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lakya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0510152025 201820112008200520021999199019831980 5

Lakya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
144 births that decade — 60% of Lakya's all-time total
1980s221990s282000s1442010s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakya?
241 babies have been named Lakya since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Lakya most popular?
Lakya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Lakya been used?
Lakya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lakya?
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, 1980–2018 (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.