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Rakisha
Pronounced ruh-KEE-shuh /rΙΛkiΛ.ΚΙ/Medium
Meaning: Rakisha fronts Kisha β itself a short form of Keisha and Lakisha β with a Ra- opening. It is a modern African American coinage of the nineteen-seventies, its warmth carried by the familiar Kisha element rather than a separate literal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Rakisha is a modern American coinage joining a Ra- opening to Kisha, a short form of Keisha and Lakisha. Black American families in the nineteen-seventies coined many such Ra-/La- names, and Rakisha belongs to that wave. It appears on United States birth records from the mid-nineteen-seventies.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high around nineteen-eighty, so a girl named Rakisha then would be in her forties today. It reads as a coinage of its era rather than a revival.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Rakisha mean?
It is a modern coinage joining a Ra- opening to Kisha, a short form of Keisha and Lakisha; it has no separate dictionary meaning.
How do you pronounce Rakisha?
It's said ruh-KEE-shuh /rΙΛkiΛ.ΚΙ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Rakisha a boy or girl name?
Rakisha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Rakisha?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak around nineteen-eighty.