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Laquesha

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Pronounced luh-KESH-uh /ləˈkɛʃ.ə/High

Meaning: Laquesha is a coined African American name of the later twentieth century, built from the productive La- prefix and a -quesha base akin to Keisha. It carries the music of that naming family rather than a documented ancient root.Low

In 30 seconds: Laquesha is a coined name of the La- prefix family, cousin in sound to Lakeisha and Latasha. It rose through the seventies and crested in 1992.

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MeaningLaquesha is a coined African American name of the later twentieth century, built from the productive La- prefix and a -quesha base akin to Keisha. It carries the music of that naming family rather than a documented ancient root.

U.S. rank (2003)#17203 ↘ Falling

2003 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1992

Total births (all-time)≈ 946

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

Laquesha is a made name rather than a translated word, part of the mid-to-late-century burst of African American coinages that fused prefixes such as La-, Sha- and Ta- to fashionable bases. Here the La- opening meets a -quesha base sharing Keisha's sound. It appears in United States records from the early nineteen-seventies.

The name reached its high point in 1992 and then slipped back within a decade, the tight arc typical of these creations. A girl named Laquesha at its peak is in her early thirties now, and the name reads as a distinctly late-century choice rather than a revival candidate.

Did you know? Laquesha belongs to the inventive La-/-quesha wave of African American naming that flowered in a single generation, spinning dozens of rhyming cousins like Lakeisha, Laquita and Laquanda.

Overall data confidence 55%

References — Laquesha — Coined African American name, La- prefix + Keisha base; SSA peak 1992

Variations

LakeishaLaquishaLaquita

Nicknames

QueshaKeshaQ

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If you like Laquesha…

Lakeisha— a near-sister coinage sharing the same -eisha base

Latasha— a like La- prefix name of the very same era

Laquanda— another La- coinage from the same naming wave

Shaniqua— a same-generation rhythmic African American coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laquesha mean?

Laquesha is a coined African American name in the La-/-quesha family; it carries that sound rather than a documented ancient meaning.

How do you pronounce Laquesha?

It's said luh-KESH-uh /ləˈkɛʃ.ə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Laquesha a boy or girl name?

Laquesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laquesha?

Laquesha was an uncommon coinage that crested in the early nineteen-nineties and has been rare since; it is not part of any revival.