Recorded 1973–1994 Boys' name Peak 1979 125 births

Lekeith — boys' name

125 babies named Lekeith in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s481990s21

The verdict

125 boys have been named Lekeith since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

125
total births
1973–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lekeith was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lekeith in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lekeith

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Lekeith between 1973 and 1994, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lekeith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lekeith performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lekeith shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lekeith 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 125 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.

Lekeith at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

125

Since 1973

22 years of records

Peak year

1979

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1973

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lekeith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1973

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 1994198919851980197719741973 5

Lekeith by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 45% of Lekeith's all-time total
1970s561980s481990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lekeith?
125 babies have been named Lekeith since 1973. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 15 births.
When was Lekeith most popular?
Lekeith was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Lekeith been used?
Lekeith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 22 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lekeith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lekendrick, Lekai, Lekendric, Lekhi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–1994 (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.