How Many People Are Named Lakenya?
An estimated 1,589 people in the United States have the first name Lakenya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Lakenya peaked in popularity in 1979 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakenya 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 Lakenya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,589
About 1 in 215,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1979
87 births
Total Registered
1,683
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakenya
Lakenya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,683 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakenya as a female name
Ranked #14,779 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1979 (87 births)
Lakenya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakenya span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 561 babies were registered. Lakenya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakenya by Decade
How has Lakenya 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.
Lakenya by State
Birth registrations for Lakenya span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, California, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 29 Lakenyas were registered per state.
Lakenya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakenya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lakenya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakenya?
We estimate approximately 1,589 people named Lakenya 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 215,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakenya a common name?
Lakenya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,683 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakenya most popular?
Lakenya reached peak popularity in 1979, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakenya is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakenya a female name?
Lakenya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakenya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakenya Smith, Lakenya Johnson, Lakenya 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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