How Many People Are Named Lakayla?
An estimated 1,314 people in the United States have the first name Lakayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Lakayla peaked in popularity in 2003 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakayla 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 Lakayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,314
About 1 in 260,848 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
78 births
Total Registered
1,340
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakayla
Lakayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,340 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakayla as a female name
Ranked #12,824 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (78 births)
Lakayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 651 babies were registered. Lakayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakayla by Decade
How has Lakayla 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.
Lakayla by State
Birth registrations for Lakayla span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, California. On average, about 25 Lakaylas were registered per state.
Lakayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lakayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakayla?
We estimate approximately 1,314 people named Lakayla 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 260,848 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakayla a common name?
Lakayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,340 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakayla most popular?
Lakayla reached peak popularity in 2003, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakayla is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakayla a female name?
Lakayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakayla Smith, Lakayla Johnson, Lakayla 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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