How Many People Are Named Lakendra?
An estimated 2,185 people in the United States have the first name Lakendra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Lakendra peaked in popularity in 1987 with 177 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakendra 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 Lakendra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,185
About 1 in 156,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1987
177 births
Total Registered
2,289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakendra
Lakendra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,289 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakendra as a female name
Ranked #16,450 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1987 (177 births)
Lakendra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakendra span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 968 babies were registered. Lakendra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakendra by Decade
How has Lakendra 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.
Lakendra by State
Birth registrations for Lakendra span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Maryland, New York, California. On average, about 81 Lakendras were registered per state.
Lakendra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakendra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakendra
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakendra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakendra?
We estimate approximately 2,185 people named Lakendra 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 156,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakendra a common name?
Lakendra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakendra most popular?
Lakendra reached peak popularity in 1987, when 177 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakendra is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakendra a female name?
Lakendra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakendra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakendra Smith, Lakendra Johnson, Lakendra 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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