Name Legacy

Lakendra

Recorded 1970–2020 · United States

Lakendra was most popular in 1987, when 177 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,567 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,289 people named Lakendra.

Most popular in1987
Rank that year#1,567
Births that year177
Total since 18802,289
Given to100% girls

Lakendra over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lakendra’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lakendra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lakendra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,289 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lakendra

Where Lakendra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org