The first name Lakeisha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
An African-American creation from the 1970s, possibly La- + Keisha.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lakeisha last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 18 births (#1,386).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lakeisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lakeisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 9 girls born in the United States were named Lakeisha, the 10,726th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 824 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Lakeisha
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lakeisha PattersonAustralian Paralympic swimmer, born 1999
Questions
- What does the name Lakeisha mean?
- An African-American creation from the 1970s, possibly La- + Keisha.
- How popular is the name Lakeisha?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lakeisha, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2006, with 18 births.
- Is Lakeisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,886 US babies named Lakeisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lakeisha most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 824 babies were named Lakeisha, its highest rank at 291st.
- What are other spellings of Lakeisha?
- Lakeshia, Lakesha, Lakisha and Laquisha.