Lakie
A variant spelling of the name Lacey, of Old French origin meaning "from Lassy".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Lakie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lakie today is around 97 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lakie births was 1921 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lakie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Lakie is about 97 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Lakies were born before 1939.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Lakie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1921
12 babies that year
Average age
97
years old
1942 SSA rank
#4,994
Tracked since 1898
Popularity
Lakie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lakie from the 1890s through to the 1940s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 40 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lakie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lakie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lakies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lakie
The name Lakie is of Scandinavian origin, derived from the Old Norse word "laki" which means "stream" or "brook". It is believed to have been first used as a given name in the Viking Age, around the 8th to 11th centuries AD, in regions where Norse culture and language had a significant influence, such as parts of modern-day Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lakie can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical narratives and stories written in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the Saga of Grettir the Strong, there is a character named Lakie who is mentioned as a farmer in the Icelandic settlement of Breidafjordur.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Lakie was primarily used in Scandinavia and areas with strong Norse cultural ties. One notable bearer of this name was Lakie Olafsson (c. 1230 - 1295), a Norwegian chieftain and landowner from the Hardanger region, who played a role in the conflicts between the Birkebeiner and Bagler factions during the Norwegian Civil War era.
As the Scandinavian languages evolved, the name Lakie also underwent some variations in spelling and pronunciation. In Sweden, it was sometimes rendered as "Lacke" or "Låke", while in Denmark it appeared as "Lakke" or "Lage".
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Lakie was Lakie Jonsson (c. 1450 - 1520), a Swedish naval commander and admiral who played a crucial role in the Swedish victories against Danish forces during the Russo-Swedish War of 1495-1497. His exploits earned him the epithet "The Lion of the Baltic".
Another notable bearer of the name was Lakie Thorgeirsson (c. 1570 - 1640), an Icelandic chieftain and lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) who was renowned for his knowledge of Icelandic law and his efforts to preserve the country's legal traditions and cultural heritage.
People
Lakie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lakie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lakie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Lakie a common name?
We classify Lakie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 126 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lakie most popular?
The single biggest year for Lakie was 1921, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lakie is about 97 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lakie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lakie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lakie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lakie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lakie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lakie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Lakie as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.