Girls' name · since 1963
Lekita
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Lekita, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
134 girls have been named Lekita since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lekita recorded 134 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1989.
- #23,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekita ranks #23,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lekita's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lekita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lekita's full recorded timeline at 1980, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lekita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1989
- Peak year (1974)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Lekita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (65 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Lekita's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lekita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 65 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Lekita's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 1980s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lekita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1963–1989 (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 Lekita 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.