Recorded 1971–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 162 births

Lakysha — girls' name

162 babies named Lakysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s881980s641990s10
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lakysha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lakysha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Lakysha between 1971 and 1992, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakysha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lakysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakysha 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 162 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.

Lakysha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

162

Since 1971

22 years of records

Peak year

1978

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1971

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lakysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1971

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 1992198619831980197719741971 6

Lakysha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
88 births that decade — 54% of Lakysha's all-time total
1970s881980s641990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakysha?
162 babies have been named Lakysha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 14 births.
When was Lakysha most popular?
Lakysha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Lakysha been used?
Lakysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 22 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lakysha?
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, 1971–1992 (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.