How Many People Are Named Lakira?
An estimated 441 people in the United States have the first name Lakira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Lakira peaked in popularity in 2007 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakira 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 Lakira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
441
About 1 in 777,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2007
24 births
Total Registered
453
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakira
Lakira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 453 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakira as a female name
Ranked #16,602 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2007 (24 births)
Lakira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 180 babies were registered. Lakira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakira by Decade
How has Lakira 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.
Lakira by State
Lakira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakira
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakira?
We estimate approximately 441 people named Lakira 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 777,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakira a common name?
Lakira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 453 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakira most popular?
Lakira reached peak popularity in 2007, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakira is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakira a female name?
Lakira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakira Smith, Lakira Johnson, Lakira 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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