Lakiesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakiesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lakiesha come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Kiesha or Keisha
Is Lakiesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakiesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakiesha 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 128 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Lakiesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakiesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 50 | #2,478 |
| 1990 | 61 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 56 | #2,164 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,702 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,990 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,620 |
| 1984 | 80 | #1,446 |
| 1983 | 104 | #1,220 |
| 1982 | 96 | #1,308 |
| 1981 | 94 | #1,328 |
| 1980 | 113 | #1,183 |
| 1979 | 128 | #1,074 |
| 1978 | 120 | #1,087 |
| 1977 | 115 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 104 | #1,134 |
| 1975 | 97 | #1,192 |
| 1974 | 83 | #1,284 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,589 |
| 1972 | 30 | #2,398 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
Names like Lakiesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shayla, Aisha, Alisha, Samira, Aziza, Khadija, Yadira, Summer, Halima, Zahira, Safiya, Jamila
Names related to Lakiesha
Lakshya, Lakeisha, Lakisha, Laquisha, Lakesha, Lakeshia, Laquesha
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, “Lakiesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakiesha, updated 20 October 2026.