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The first name Lakeshia

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A variant of Lakeisha.

A form of Lakeisha.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Lakeshia at birth, 1880–2025

In 2009, 6 girls born in the United States were named Lakeshia, the 16,339th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 315 were.

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4,710
babies named Lakeshia since 1880
#16,339
rank in 2009
1979
peak year

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.

Questions

What does the name Lakeshia mean?
A variant of Lakeisha.
Is Lakeshia a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,710 US babies named Lakeshia since 1880 were girls.
When was Lakeshia most popular?
1979 in the United States, when 315 babies were named Lakeshia, its highest rank at 578th.
What name is Lakeshia a form of?
Lakeshia is a form of Lakeisha.