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Shakisha
Pronounced shuh-KEE-shuh /สษหkiหสษ/Medium
Meaning: Shakisha is a 1970s African American coinage that layers the popular Sha- opening onto -kisha, the sound at the heart of Keisha and Lakisha. Keisha itself is a modern name sometimes linked to the Hebrew Keziah, 'cassia.' Shakisha carries no separate literal meaning; it is a musical, rhyming elaboration.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shakisha shows up in United States records from the early 1970s, part of the wave of Sha- names that flourished then. It ties the prefix to -kisha, the sound of the era's beloved Keisha, without adding a fixed meaning of its own.
It was never common, peaking at only a couple dozen girls a year in the late 1970s and fading by the 2000s. Someone named Shakisha then is in her mid-forties now, from the heart of that naming trend.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shakisha mean?
It is a modern coinage blending the Sha- prefix with the -kisha of Keisha; it is valued for its sound rather than a literal meaning.
How do you pronounce Shakisha?
It's said shuh-KEE-shuh /สษหkiหสษ/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shakisha a boy or girl name?
Shakisha is used as a girl's name.
Is Shakisha a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a modern invented name given to only a few girls a year.