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Lasheka
Pronounced luh-SHEE-kuh /ləˈʃiː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Lasheka is a modern African American coinage that pairs the fashionable La- prefix with a -sheka sound borrowed from names like Sheka and Tamika. It belongs to the inventive naming of the nineteen-seventies, its charm resting on rhythm and the familiar La- opening rather than a literal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lasheka is a modern American coinage from the wave of La- names that flourished among Black American families in the nineteen-seventies. The La- prefix, prized for its lilt, is joined to a -sheka element related to Sheka and the -ika sound of Tamika and Lakisha. It appears on United States birth records from the early nineteen-seventies.
It stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high around nineteen-eighty, so a girl named Lasheka then would be in her forties today. It reads as a name rooted firmly in its decade rather than one poised for revival.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lasheka mean?
It is a modern coinage joining the La- prefix to a -sheka ending, in the Lakisha and Tamika family; it has no separate dictionary meaning.
How do you pronounce Lasheka?
It's said luh-SHEE-kuh /ləˈʃiː.kə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Lasheka a boy or girl name?
Lasheka is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lasheka?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak around nineteen-eighty.