Lakenya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEN-yuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakenya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lakenya come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Kenya
Is Lakenya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakenya is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakenya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 87 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Lakenya in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakenya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 41 | #3,266 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2,634 |
| 1992 | 43 | #2,772 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 47 | #2,518 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 51 | #2,081 |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,788 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,689 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,489 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,790 |
| 1980 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1979 | 87 | #1,410 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,523 |
| 1977 | 71 | #1,526 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,523 |
| 1975 | 59 | #1,640 |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,848 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
Names like Lakenya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Kiana, Leanna, Samantha, Brianna, Amanda, Kayla, Sasha, Kiara, Karina, Alyssa, Jessica
Names related to Lakenya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lakenya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakenya, updated 20 October 2026.