Laakea is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Laakea is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,637 for boy births in the United States (and #17,876 across all names), given to 9 babies. Laakea was first reported in SSA data in 1996 and peaked in 2007 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,637 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,499 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,667 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,405 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,342 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,371 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,322 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,566 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,813 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,271 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,565 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,340 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,295 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,926 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,852 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #19,182 | #10,561 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,130 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,770 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,919 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,029 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,760 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,882 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,893 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,144 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,787 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,542 |