Lakisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lakisha mean?
Modern: La- prefix plus Kisha
The La- prefix became fashionable in African American naming in the US from the 1960s.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lakisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lakisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lakisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Lakisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 1,148 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Lakisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 41 | #3,065 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 51 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 55 | #2,362 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 111 | #1,445 |
| 1992 | 124 | #1,342 |
| 1991 | 142 | #1,211 |
| 1990 | 160 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 193 | #927 |
| 1988 | 243 | #770 |
| 1987 | 271 | #680 |
| 1986 | 326 | #591 |
| 1985 | 368 | #542 |
| 1984 | 482 | #435 |
| 1983 | 560 | #393 |
| 1982 | 711 | #337 |
| 1981 | 803 | #300 |
| 1980 | 912 | #274 |
| 1979 | 1,042 | #244 |
| 1978 | 1,066 | #233 |
| 1977 | 1,148 | #214 |
| 1976 | 914 | #261 |
| 1975 | 838 | #287 |
| 1974 | 630 | #345 |
| 1973 | 375 | #478 |
| 1972 | 227 | #661 |
| 1971 | 123 | #1,010 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,804 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Nicknames for Lakisha
Names like Lakisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Alisha Tanisha Sasha Samira Anisha Khadija Halima Radhika Habiba Sabiha Fariha
Names related to Lakisha
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, “Lakisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakisha, updated 20 October 2026.