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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lakenya

Lakenya was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1415th with 87 babies. More babies were named Lakenya in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197987 babies
Total since 1880
1,683babies recorded

Lakenya popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,55212
2000#3,31041
1990#2,54347
1980#1,68368
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lakenya, counting every spelling?

Lakenya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lakenya?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Lakenya are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 31 and 47. That makes Lakenya mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lakenya by state

How common Lakenya was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (8.7×), Louisiana (3.8×), Florida (2.3×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTN0.10North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesMS0.39Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lakenya, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Lakenya

How popular is the name Lakenya?

Lakenya was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1415th with 87 babies. More babies were named Lakenya in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Lakenya a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,683 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lakenya most popular?

In 1977–1981, Lakenya was most common in Mississippi (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Florida.