How Many People Are Named Lekia?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Lekia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Lekia peaked in popularity in 1983 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lekia 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 Lekia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1983
20 births
Total Registered
213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lekia
Lekia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lekia as a female name
Ranked #16,823 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1983 (20 births)
Lekia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lekia span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 140 babies were registered. Lekia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lekia by Decade
How has Lekia 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.
Lekia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lekia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lekia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lekia?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Lekia 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Lekia a common name?
Lekia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lekia most popular?
Lekia reached peak popularity in 1983, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lekia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lekia a female name?
Lekia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lekia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lekia Smith, Lekia Johnson, Lekia 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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