Recorded 1970–2005 Girls' name Peak 1977 372 births

Lamika — girls' name

372 babies named Lamika in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1321980s1481990s822000s10
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lamika was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lamika in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamika

The Social Security Administration has registered 372 babies named Lamika between 1970 and 2005, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lamika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lamika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamika 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 372 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.

Lamika at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

372

Since 1970

36 years of records

Peak year

1977

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1970

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2005

Lamika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1970

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1977)
30
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20051996199219881984198019761970 5

Lamika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
148 births that decade — 40% of Lamika's all-time total
1970s1321980s1481990s822000s10

Lamika by state

Where Lamika concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lamika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Lamika's total US births 1.3%

5 of 372 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamika?
372 babies have been named Lamika since 1970. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1977 with 30 births.
When was Lamika most popular?
Lamika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Lamika most popular?
The top states for the name Lamika are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lamika been used?
Lamika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 36 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lamika?
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, 1970–2005 (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.