Recorded 1963–1989 Girls' name Peak 1974 134 births

Lekita — girls' name

134 babies named Lekita in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s651980s64
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Lekita was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lekita in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lekita

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Lekita between 1963 and 1989, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lekita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lekita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lekita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lekita 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 134 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.

Lekita at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

134

Since 1963

27 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1963

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lekita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1963

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1989198619831979197519721963 5

Lekita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 49% of Lekita's all-time total
1960s51970s651980s64

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lekita?
134 babies have been named Lekita since 1963. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Lekita most popular?
Lekita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Lekita been used?
Lekita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 27 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lekita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lekisha, Lekeisha, Lekesha, Lekeshia, 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, 1963–1989 (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.