Recorded 1977–1990 Girls' name Peak 1977 80 births

Lamekia — girls' name

80 babies named Lamekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s501990s5
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lamekia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lamekia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamekia

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Lamekia between 1977 and 1990, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamekia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamekia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lamekia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamekia 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 80 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.

Lamekia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

80

Since 1977

14 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1977

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lamekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1977

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 199019881987198619851983198219811980197919781977 10

Lamekia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 63% of Lamekia's all-time total
1970s251980s501990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamekia?
80 babies have been named Lamekia since 1977. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Lamekia most popular?
Lamekia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lamekia been used?
Lamekia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 14 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lamekia?
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, 1977–1990 (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.