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Tikesha
How to Pronounce Tikesha
Pronounced tuh-KEE-shuh /təˈkiːʃə/Low
Meaning: Tikesha is an invented American name, joining the Ti- prefix to Kesha, a coined name of the -esha and -isha family that includes Keisha and Lakesha. It is a rhythmic creation of the nineteen-seventies and eighties African-American naming tradition and carries no single inherited 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
Tikesha is a coined feminine name that joins the Ti- prefix to Kesha, itself an invented name in the widespread -esha group alongside Keisha and Lakesha. Chosen for its warm, bouncing rhythm rather than for any older meaning, it belongs clearly to a specific and creative era of American naming.
Tikesha was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies and just over a hundred in all. A girl named Tikesha is in her early fifties today, a Generation X name.
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What does the name Tikesha mean?
It is a modern African-American coined name, joining the Ti- prefix to Kesha, a name in the -esha family with Keisha and Lakesha; it has no single older meaning.
How do you pronounce Tikesha?
It is said tuh-KEE-shuh /təˈkiːʃə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Tikesha a boy or girl name?
Tikesha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tikesha?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.