How Many People Are Named Laakea?
An estimated 207 people in the United States have the first name Laakea. It is predominantly male (95.2%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Laakea peaked in popularity in 2007 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laakea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laakea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
207
About 1 in 1,655,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.2% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
14 births
Total Registered
209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laakea
Laakea is predominantly male (95.2%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Laakea as a male name
Ranked #9,471 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (14 births)
Laakea as a female name
Ranked #19,178 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2001 (5 births)
Laakea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laakea span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. While Laakea is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laakea by Decade
How has Laakea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laakea by State
Laakea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laakea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laakea
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laakea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laakea?
We estimate approximately 207 people named Laakea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,655,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Laakea a common name?
Laakea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laakea most popular?
Laakea reached peak popularity in 2007, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laakea is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laakea a male name?
Laakea is predominantly male. 95.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laakea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laakea Smith, Laakea Johnson, Laakea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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