Recorded 1972–1981 Girls' name Peak 1977 79 births

Lukisha — girls' name

79 babies named Lukisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s14
1970s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Lukisha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lukisha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lukisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Lukisha between 1972 and 1981, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lukisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lukisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lukisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lukisha 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 79 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.

Lukisha at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

79

Since 1972

10 years of records

Peak year

1977

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1972

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lukisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1972

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 1981198019791978197719761975197419731972 7

Lukisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 82% of Lukisha's all-time total
1970s651980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lukisha?
79 babies have been named Lukisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
When was Lukisha most popular?
Lukisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lukisha been used?
Lukisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 10 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lukisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luke, Luka, Lukesha, Lukas, and 1 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, 1972–1981 (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.