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Lakita

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

Meaning: Lakita is a modern American coinage built from the fashionable La- prefix and a crisp -kita ending, part of a large family of invented La- names. Its meaning rests in that admired pattern rather than a single old root.Low

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MeaningLakita is a modern American coinage built from the fashionable La- prefix and a crisp -kita ending, part of a large family of invented La- names. Its meaning rests in that admired pattern rather than a single old root.

U.S. rank (2012)#14333 ↗ Rising

2012 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1986

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,627

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

Lakita is an original coinage joining the wide set of La- names — Lakeisha, Latoya, Lakisha — that parents built from prized sounds. Rather than an ancient meaning, it carries the creativity of that tradition, and it reached its high point in 1986.

A Lakita from the peak is now in her late thirties. The name is closely tied to its era and has not revived; the sound family remains recognizable even as newer coinages have taken its place.

Did you know? Lakita belongs to the flourishing La- naming tradition of the 1970s and '80s; it peaked in 1986.

Overall data confidence 42%

References — Lakita — Coinage with La- prefix; mid-1980s peak

Variations

LaketaLakeitaLakitta

Nicknames

KitaLalaKee

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If you like Lakita…

Lakeisha— a like La- coinage of the era

Lakisha— a same-family La- name

Nikita— a near-rhyme in sound

Latoya— another popular La- name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lakita mean?

Lakita is a modern coinage using the popular La- prefix, its appeal from sound rather than an old root.

How do you pronounce Lakita?

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

Is Lakita a boy or girl name?

Lakita is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lakita?

Lakita was an uncommon La- coinage that crested in the mid-eighties and has faded since.