Girls' name · since 1986
Lakyra
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 322 babies named Lakyra, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakyra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 322 recorded since 1986.
Lakyra has 322 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2016.
- #15,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 322 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakyra ranks #15,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 322 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 322
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakyra's 322 recorded births place it above 78.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Lakyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakyra's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2016
- Peak year (2000)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Lakyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (178 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Lakyra's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lakyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 178 births (55% of all-time use).
Lakyra by state
Where Lakyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 322 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lakyra's data
- Lakyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Lakyras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1986–2016 (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 Lakyra 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.