Lakeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KAY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakeya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lakeya come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Keya
Is Lakeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakeya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 73 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Lakeya in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakeya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 39 | #2,929 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 44 | #2,567 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 49 | #2,147 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,996 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,816 |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,621 |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,596 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,766 |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,623 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,653 |
| 1977 | 47 | #2,026 |
| 1976 | 39 | #2,174 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Lakeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Alisha, Shayla, Summer, Samira, Anika, Mireya, Asha, Khadija, Ayana, Aliya
Names related to Lakeya
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, “Lakeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakeya, updated 20 October 2026.