Is Lekisha a boy or girl name?

Lekisha is a girl’s name. Of the 914 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lekisha

Recorded 1971–1994 · United States

Lekisha was most popular in 1980, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,218 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 914 people named Lekisha.

Lekisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lekisha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lekisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lekisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 914 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 Lekisha

Where Lekisha is most concentrated

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

Louisiana 10.8×

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