Name Legacy

Lakeesha

Recorded 1970–2001 · United States

Lakeesha was most popular in 1977, when 116 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,859 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,370 people named Lakeesha.

Most popular in1977
Rank that year#1,859
Births that year116
Total since 18801,370
Given to100% girls

Lakeesha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lakeesha’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lakeesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lakeesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,370 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lakeesha

Where Lakeesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org