Recorded 1973–1997 Girls' name Peak 1973 63 births

Lameeka — girls' name

63 babies named Lameeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s281990s5
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lameeka was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lameeka in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lameeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Lameeka between 1973 and 1997, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lameeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lameeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lameeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lameeka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lameeka 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 63 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.

Lameeka at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

63

Since 1973

25 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1973

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1997

Lameeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1973

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 199719881987198119801978197719761973 9

Lameeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 48% of Lameeka's all-time total
1970s301980s281990s5

Lameeka by state

Where Lameeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lameeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 7.9%
Michigan share of Lameeka's total US births 7.9%

5 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lameeka?
63 babies have been named Lameeka since 1973. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Lameeka most popular?
Lameeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Lameeka most popular?
The top states for the name Lameeka are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Lameeka been used?
Lameeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 25 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Lameeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamonica, Lamia, Lamar, 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, 1973–1997 (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.