Lakeith
LaKeith Lee Stanfield is an American actor and musician. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Meaning & Origin of Lakeith
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LaKeith Lee Stanfield is an American actor and musician. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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The Story of Lakeith
Lakeith first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1963, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 30 Lakeiths were born — ranking #1,760 that year. As of 2026, Lakeith ranks #8,889 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 662 Lakeiths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lakeith
Lakeith is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 662 births in the dataset. Lakeith's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,760. Use the chart and map above to compare Lakeith'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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