girl's name
Lakayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 1,340
Lakayla is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2003, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Lakayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 70 |
| 1990s | 334 |
| 2000s | 651 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 24 |
How popular is Lakayla?
In 2024, Lakayla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lakayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Lakayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lakayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lakayla
How popular is the name Lakayla?
In 2024, Lakayla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lakayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lakayla most popular?
Lakayla peaked in 2003, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.