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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lakia

Lakia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1186th; the most babies were born in 1985 (114). More babies were named Lakia 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
1985114 babies
Total since 1880
2,639babies recorded

Lakia popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#14,3137
2000#2,65456
1990#1,59195
1980#1,41388
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Lakia, counting every spelling?

Lakia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lakia?

About 2,600 people born in the US named Lakia are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 30 and 45. That makes Lakia 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.

Lakia by state

How common Lakia was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (21.7×), Maryland (10.7×), Virginia (2.9×), Pennsylvania (2.1×), New Jersey (2.1×). In 36 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesPA0.13New Jersey: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.13Connecticut: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesVA0.18Maryland: 0.66 per 1,000 babiesMD0.66Delaware: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNC0.10South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesDC1.3Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lakia, girls, 1983–1987. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Lakia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lakia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lakia

How popular is the name Lakia?

Lakia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1186th; the most babies were born in 1985 (114). More babies were named Lakia in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Lakia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,639 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lakia most popular?

In 1983–1987, Lakia was most common in District of Columbia (1.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Virginia.