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Girl name

Laketa

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Laketa has been given to about 629 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 605
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Laketa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1978 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time629

How popular is Laketa?

Its best year was 1978, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 2253rd. The typical living American called Laketa is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Laketa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aleta0.75
  2. Lauretta0.73
  3. Lakesha0.73
  4. Dakota0.70
  5. Loretta0.68
  6. Leta0.70
  7. Annetta0.70
  8. Laquita0.68

Middle names for Laketa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Laketa Rose0.85
  2. Laketa June0.84
  3. Laketa Pearl0.84
  4. Laketa Quinn0.84
  5. Laketa Nell0.84
  6. Laketa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Laketa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.65
  2. Aprilsister · 0.64
  3. Meredithsister · 0.63
  4. Jamieeither · 0.63
  5. Jeremybrother · 0.61
  6. Hollysister · 0.59

Where Laketa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Laketa White0.80
    2. Laketa Reyes0.80
    3. Laketa Nguyen0.80
    4. Laketa Moore0.80
    5. Laketa Hill0.80
    6. Laketa Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Laketa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.