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Lakeysha
Pronounced luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiː.ʃə/Medium
Meaning: Lakeysha is a modern African-American coinage joining the popular 'La-' prefix to Keisha, a name often linked to Keziah, the Hebrew 'cassia' of the Book of Job. Built for a rich, rhythmic sound, it is a made name of its era, and we treat it that way.Low
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
Lakeysha is a coinage of the nineteen-seventies, a 'La-' extension of Keisha, itself often tied to the Hebrew Keziah, 'cassia.' Part of a burst of inventive, musical names in Black American families, it reached its high near 1977 at close to a hundred girls a year.
A woman named Lakeysha at that peak is in her forties today, placing it in the Generation-X coined-name wave. Its use has thinned since, and it reads as a name of that decade; Lakeisha and Latasha are its nearest kin in sound and era.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lakeysha mean?
Lakeysha is a modern coinage joining the 'La-' prefix to Keisha, a name often linked to the Hebrew Keziah, 'cassia.'
How do you pronounce Lakeysha?
It's said luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiː.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lakeysha a boy or girl name?
Lakeysha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lakeysha?
Lakeysha was a rare variant of a seventies favorite and has been uncommon since; it reads as a name of that decade.