Name Legacy

Lakiesha

Recorded 1971–2008 · United States

Lakiesha was most popular in 1979, when 128 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,790 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,897 people named Lakiesha.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#1,790
Births that year128
Total since 18801,897
Given to100% girls

Lakiesha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lakiesha’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lakiesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lakiesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,897 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 Lakiesha

Where Lakiesha 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