Is Laketa a boy or girl name?

Laketa is a girl’s name. Of the 629 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Laketa

Recorded 1954–1997 · United States

Laketa was most popular in 1978, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,545 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 629 people named Laketa.

Laketa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laketa’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laketa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laketa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 629 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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