Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home › Baby Names Directory › Laketha

Laketha

♀ Girl

Pronounced luh-KEE-thuh /ləˈkiː.θə/Medium

Meaning: Laketha is a modern African American coinage built from the La- prefix and a -ketha ending akin to Keisha or Aretha. Its appeal is its warm three-beat sound rather than an inherited literal meaning; no single dictionary root applies.Low

In 30 seconds: Laketha is a modern coined name, La- with a -ketha ending; its meaning is its sound (said luh-KEE-thuh).
💕 Browse more names
Origin LowAmerican
MeaningLaketha is a modern African American coinage built from the La- prefix and a -ketha ending akin to Keisha or Aretha. Its appeal is its warm three-beat sound rather than an inherited literal meaning; no single dictionary root applies.
U.S. rank (1991)#8314 ↘ Falling
1991 U.S. births10 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1976
Total births (all-time)≈ 303

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197719711991

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

Laketha is a coined American girls' name pairing the La- prefix with a soft -ketha ending. It has no fixed etymology; like Laketa and Lakisha, it belongs to the inventive La- naming style of its era, prizing melody over a traceable root.

It was among the rarer names here, given to only a couple dozen girls a year in a short window from the early nineteen-seventies into the nineties. A girl named Laketha then would be in her fifties today.

Did you know? Laketha sits beside names like Laketa and Lakisha, a family of La- coinages built for rhythm.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Laketha — La- + -ketha; sound-led coinage

Variations

LaketaLakeithaLakishaLaquetha

Nicknames

KethaKeke

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Laketha…

Laketa— a very close La- cousin
Lakisha— a like La- coinage of the era
Latasha— another rhythmic La- name
Lakia— a similar coined girls' name

Explore names like Laketha

By thememoderncoinedprefixed

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Laketha mean?

It is a modern coinage joining the La- prefix with a -ketha ending; its meaning is its sound.

How do you pronounce Laketha?

It's said luh-KEE-thuh /ləˈkiː.θə/, three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Laketha a boy or girl name?

Laketha is used as a girl's name.

Is Laketha a popular name?

No, it has always been very rare, a modern coined name used for only a few girls a year.

💬 Ask Nia