Lakeba
Lakeba is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi). It is fertile and well-watered, and encircled by a 29-kilometre (18 mi) road. Its closest neighbors are Aiwa and Nayau.
Meaning & Origin of Lakeba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lakeba is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi). It is fertile and well-watered, and encircled by a 29-kilometre (18 mi) road. Its closest neighbors are Aiwa and Nayau.
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The Story of Lakeba
Lakeba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 8 Lakebas were born — ranking #6,485 that year. As of 2026, Lakeba ranks #10,393 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Lakebas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lakeba
Lakeba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Lakeba's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #6,485. Use the chart and map above to compare Lakeba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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