Lakisha: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern form of Keisha with La- prefix”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- luh-KEE-shuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Lakisha is a modern American coinage, formed with the productive prefix La- plus Keisha. Keisha is often treated as a variant of Aisha or Keshia, so the deeper etymology is mixed.
How popular is Lakisha?
Babies named Lakisha in 20240
Peak year1977
Total US babies since 188012,322
Lakisha was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.
Names like Lakisha
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Aishaalive, living · Arabic
- Ishalord; ruler · Sanskrit
- Aizaalive; prosperous · Arabic
- Ieshaliving, prosperous · Arabic
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
Lakisha questions
What does the name Lakisha mean?
Lakisha means "modern form of Keisha with La- prefix". It comes from American (modern coinage). Lakisha is a modern American coinage, formed with the productive prefix La- plus Keisha. Keisha is often treated as a variant of Aisha or Keshia, so the deeper etymology is mixed.
Is Lakisha a boy or girl name?
Lakisha is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lakisha?
Lakisha was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1977.
How do you pronounce Lakisha?
Lakisha is usually pronounced luh-KEE-shuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.