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Girl name

Lakeshia

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Lakeshia has been given to about 4,710 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,560
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lakeshia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 315
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,710

How popular is Lakeshia?

Its best year was 1979, when 315 babies were given the name, ranking 578th. The typical living American called Lakeshia is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Lakeshia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakesha0.81
  2. Keshia0.78
  3. Lakeisha0.75
  4. Alessia0.72
  5. Lakisha0.71
  6. Alesia0.72
  7. Amelia0.62
  8. Valeria0.62

Middle names for Lakeshia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lakeshia Rose0.85
  2. Lakeshia June0.84
  3. Lakeshia Pearl0.84
  4. Lakeshia Quinn0.84
  5. Lakeshia Nell0.84
  6. Lakeshia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lakeshia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.76
  2. Meredithsister · 0.74
  3. Jamieeither · 0.72
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.72
  5. Coreybrother · 0.72
  6. Aprilsister · 0.71

Where Lakeshia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lakeshia White0.80
    2. Lakeshia Reyes0.80
    3. Lakeshia Nguyen0.80
    4. Lakeshia Moore0.80
    5. Lakeshia Hill0.80
    6. Lakeshia Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lakeshia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.