Lakisha

Girl name

Lakisha has been given to 12,322 babies in the U.S. since 1967. It peaked in 1977.

Meaning & origin

A variant of Lakeisha.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,322

Peak year

1977 (1,148 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1967

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lakisha.

12,253 babies since 1972

12,163 babies since 1968

12,503 babies since 1966

12,099 babies since 1917

12,079 babies since 1951

12,055 babies since 1933

12,772 babies since 1965

12,870 babies since 1941

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