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Laqueshia

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Pronounced luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiːʃə/Low

Meaning: Laqueshia is a modern African American coinage joining the popular La- prefix to a -queshia ending in the family of Lakeisha and Laquisha. It reads for its sound and individuality rather than a fixed dictionary meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Laqueshia is a modern coined girl's name, La- plus a -queshia ending. Rare, it peaked around 1991 (said luh-KEE-shuh).
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Origin LowAmerican, English
MeaningLaqueshia is a modern African American coinage joining the popular La- prefix to a -queshia ending in the family of Lakeisha and Laquisha. It reads for its sound and individuality rather than a fixed dictionary meaning.
U.S. rank (1998)#13359 ↗ Rising
1998 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1991
Total births (all-time)≈ 141

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199119811998

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

Laqueshia is a modern invented name pairing the La- prefix with a flowing -queshia ending shared with Lakeisha and Laquisha. Popular in the nineteen-nineties, it reflects a creative naming tradition that builds warm, rhythmic names from familiar sounds rather than a single inherited root.

It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1991, and slipped from the record by the end of the decade. A girl named Laqueshia then is reaching her thirties today.

Did you know? Laqueshia sits in the busy Lakeisha family, a cluster of La- names that were fashionable in African American communities through the nineteen-eighties and nineties.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Laqueshia — Modern La- coinage; -queshia ending (Lakeisha family); no fixed lexical root

Variations

LakeshiaLaquishaLakeisha

Nicknames

KeshiaKee

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Lakeisha— the parent name Laqueshia echoes
Laquisha— a close sister coinage
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Lakeshia— a fellow La- spelling of the sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laqueshia mean?

It is a modern coined name joining the La- prefix to a -queshia ending; it carries style more than a fixed meaning.

How do you pronounce Laqueshia?

It is said luh-KEE-shuh /ləˈkiːʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Laqueshia a boy or girl name?

Laqueshia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laqueshia?

It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.

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