How Many People Are Named Lakiyah?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Lakiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Lakiyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakiyah 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 Lakiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
24 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakiyah
Lakiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakiyah as a female name
Ranked #14,361 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2009 (24 births)
Lakiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakiyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 147 babies were registered. Lakiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakiyah by Decade
How has Lakiyah 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.
Lakiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Lakiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakiyah?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Lakiyah 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 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakiyah a common name?
Lakiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakiyah most popular?
Lakiyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakiyah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakiyah a female name?
Lakiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakiyah Smith, Lakiyah Johnson, Lakiyah 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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