Girls' name · since 1977
Lekia
Lekia has 213 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lekia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 213 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Lekia recorded 213 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2001.
- #19,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekia ranks #19,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lekia's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lekia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001
- Peak year (1983)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Lekia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (140 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Lekia's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Lekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 140 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Lekia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lekia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.