Lakiyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-KEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lakiyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lakiyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Lakiya; La- prefix plus Kiya
Meaning borrowed from Lakiya.
Is Lakiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakiyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lakiyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Lakiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lakiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
Names like Lakiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Aaliyah Kaliyah Jaliyah Zaliyah Aziyah Kamiyah Naziyah Jaziyah Zamiyah Samiyah Hadassah
Names related to Lakiyah
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, “Lakiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lakiyah, updated 20 October 2026.