Lakendra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEN-dra
- Origin
- Modern
Lakendra is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lakendra mean?
Modern: La- prefix + Kendra
Formed from the La- prefix and Kendra, a 20th-century name probably based on Kendrick or Kenneth.
Is Lakendra a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakendra is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakendra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 177 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Lakendra in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakendra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,899 |
| 1999 | 35 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 58 | #2,395 |
| 1997 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 48 | #2,587 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 93 | #1,626 |
| 1992 | 106 | #1,483 |
| 1991 | 115 | #1,391 |
| 1990 | 124 | #1,303 |
| 1989 | 141 | #1,161 |
| 1988 | 169 | #979 |
| 1987 | 177 | #928 |
| 1986 | 129 | #1,122 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,633 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,985 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 50 | #2,020 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,893 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Lakendra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leanna Brianna Samantha Kiana Kayla Amanda Briana Jessica Kiara Miranda Bianca Sierra
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Lakendra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakendra, updated 20 October 2026.