Boy or Girl

Is Lakendra a boy or girl name?

Lakendra was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,289 US babies named Lakendra were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Lakendra since 1970
2,289
Most popular year
1987
177 babies
Babies named Lakendra each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Lakendra from 1970 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Lakendra, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0225100%
1980s0968100%
1990s0762100%
2000s0264100%
2010s065100%
2020s05100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–5#16,450
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–5#17,688
20150–0–
20140–6#15,694
20130–9#11,526
20120–15#8,047
20110–10#10,842
20100–20#6,533
20090–22#6,219
20080–24#5,867
20070–23#6,008
20060–18#7,012
20050–19#6,421
20040–32#4,340
20030–19#6,195
20020–27#4,566
20010–31#4,066
20000–49#2,926
19990–35#3,545
19980–58#2,420
19970–56#2,377
19960–48#2,607
19950–57#2,325
19940–70#2,012
19930–93#1,634
19920–106#1,492
19910–115#1,403
19900–124#1,311
19890–141#1,166
19880–169#980
19870–177#929
19860–129#1,124
19850–64#1,774
19840–67#1,646
19830–44#2,216
19820–65#1,730
19810–53#1,997
19800–59#1,855
19790–50#2,034
19780–52#1,900
19770–30#2,744
19760–20#3,464
19750–25#2,919
19740–23#3,048
19730–9#5,789
19720–5#8,938
19710–6#7,856
19700–5#8,661

Highest rank

Lakendra has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #929 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Lakendra

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.