Lakesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lakesha come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Kesha or Keisha
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lakesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 679 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Lakesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,822 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 135 | #1,244 |
| 1990 | 160 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 198 | #912 |
| 1988 | 210 | #852 |
| 1987 | 236 | #762 |
| 1986 | 244 | #729 |
| 1985 | 255 | #693 |
| 1984 | 320 | #575 |
| 1983 | 397 | #493 |
| 1982 | 418 | #490 |
| 1981 | 479 | #450 |
| 1980 | 585 | #391 |
| 1979 | 619 | #368 |
| 1978 | 679 | #329 |
| 1977 | 669 | #339 |
| 1976 | 588 | #356 |
| 1975 | 482 | #418 |
| 1974 | 351 | #502 |
| 1973 | 240 | #630 |
| 1972 | 161 | #823 |
| 1971 | 65 | #1,528 |
| 1970 | 33 | #2,307 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
Names like Lakesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Radhika, Aviva, Anika, Anisha, Krisha, Asha, Priya, Isha, Saanvika, Shira
Names related to Lakesha
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, “Lakesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakesha, updated 20 October 2026.