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Lakeisha

Girl

Meaning of Lakeisha: African: 'favorite'

Lakeisha is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,886

First recorded 1967 · peak 1979

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 648 babies1982: 607 babies1983: 517 babies1984: 524 babies1985: 579 babies1986: 526 babies1987: 529 babies1988: 463 babies1989: 443 babies1990: 392 babies19901991: 357 babies1992: 308 babies1993: 227 babies1994: 174 babies1995: 184 babies1996: 167 babies1997: 119 babies1998: 99 babies1999: 73 babies2000: 65 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 64 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 17 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 5 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 5 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 9 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Lakeisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 648.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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