Lakeisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakeisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lakeisha mean?
Modern: La- added to Keisha
It uses the La- prefix that became popular in African-American names from the 1960s and 1970s.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lakeisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakeisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakeisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lakeisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lakeisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,238 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Lakeisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 824 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Lakeisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakeisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2,464 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,762 |
| 2000 | 65 | #2,370 |
| 1999 | 73 | #2,092 |
| 1998 | 99 | #1,634 |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,404 |
| 1996 | 167 | #1,098 |
| 1995 | 184 | #1,004 |
| 1994 | 174 | #1,046 |
| 1993 | 227 | #853 |
| 1992 | 308 | #700 |
| 1991 | 357 | #628 |
| 1990 | 392 | #586 |
| 1989 | 435 | #531 |
| 1988 | 463 | #487 |
| 1987 | 524 | #426 |
| 1986 | 526 | #417 |
| 1985 | 579 | #390 |
| 1984 | 524 | #404 |
| 1983 | 517 | #420 |
| 1982 | 607 | #378 |
| 1981 | 648 | #361 |
| 1980 | 729 | #331 |
| 1979 | 824 | #291 |
| 1978 | 812 | #286 |
| 1977 | 798 | #296 |
| 1976 | 679 | #328 |
| 1975 | 513 | #397 |
| 1974 | 458 | #424 |
| 1973 | 296 | #555 |
| 1972 | 157 | #836 |
| 1971 | 77 | #1,376 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,736 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Nicknames for Lakeisha
- Keisha 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Lakeisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha Aisha Khadija Tanisha Summer Jessica Halima Samira Aysha Amira Habiba Fariha
Names related to Lakeisha
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lakeisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakeisha, updated 20 October 2026.