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Girl name

Lekesha

100% girls · last recorded 1996

Lekesha has been given to about 671 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≈ 647
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lekesha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 61
  • Born in 20250
  • All time671

How popular is Lekesha?

Its best year was 1979, when 61 babies were given the name, ranking 1787th. The typical living American called Lekesha is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Lekesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakesha0.84
  2. Lakeisha0.74
  3. Kesha0.74
  4. Lakisha0.69
  5. Lakeshia0.68
  6. Leesa0.65
  7. Elisha0.63
  8. Keisha0.63

Middle names for Lekesha

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

Sibling names for Lekesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.66
  2. Aprilsister · 0.63
  3. Jamieeither · 0.61
  4. Meredithsister · 0.60
  5. Jeremybrother · 0.60
  6. Jasonbrother · 0.58

Where Lekesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.