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Laketa

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Pronounced luh-KEE-tuh /ləˈki.tə/Medium

Meaning: Laketa is a coined American girl's name built with the productive La- prefix on a -keta base (as in Keta or Nikita's -kita). It has no single traced root and belongs to the mid-century wave of invented La- names.Low

In 30 seconds: Laketa is a coined name joining the La- prefix to a -keta base, valued for its sound (said 'luh-KEE-tuh').

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MeaningLaketa is a coined American girl's name built with the productive La- prefix on a -keta base (as in Keta or Nikita's -kita). It has no single traced root and belongs to the mid-century wave of invented La- names.

U.S. rank (1997)#15026 ↘ Falling

1997 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1978

Total births (all-time)≈ 629

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Laketa is a made name of the mid-twentieth century, using the popular La- prefix on a soft -keta base. It belongs to a large, creative family of coined La- girls' names that flourished in the same decades, valued for sound and individuality.

It was never common, cresting around 1978 and fading by the late nineteen-nineties. It reads as a period coinage most at home beside Lakeisha and Latasha, and it has stayed rare.

Did you know? Laketa shows the mid-century flowering of La- names — Lakeisha, Latasha, Latanya — coined for their rhythm rather than a handed-down meaning.

Overall data confidence 35%

References — Laketa — coined La- name; -keta base

Variations

LaquitaLakitaLaketta

Nicknames

KetaKeke

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Lakeisha— a like La- coinage of the same era

Latasha— another coined La- girl's name of the same taste

Latanya— a rhyming La- name from the same decades

Laquita— a coined -ita/-eta name of the same sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laketa mean?

Laketa is a coined name without a settled meaning, built with the La- prefix on a -keta base.

How do you pronounce Laketa?

It's said luh-KEE-tuh /ləˈki.tə/ — three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Laketa a boy or girl name?

Laketa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laketa?

Laketa was always rare, a mid-century coinage that is very uncommon today.