Recorded 1971–2008 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,897 births

Lakiesha — girls' name

1,897 babies named Lakiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s7521980s8221990s2802000s43
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lakiesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

128 babies were named Lakiesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lakiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,897 babies named Lakiesha between 1971 and 2008, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakiesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 822 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lakiesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lakiesha in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakiesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,897 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lakiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

1,897

Since 1971

38 years of records

Peak year

1979

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1971

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2008

Lakiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1971

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1979)
128
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Lakiesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
822 births that decade — 43% of Lakiesha's all-time total
1970s7521980s8221990s2802000s43

Lakiesha by state

Where Lakiesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lakiesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
124 6.5%
#2 New York
121 6.4%
#3 California
96 5.1%
#4 Michigan
74 3.9%
#5 Georgia
60 3.2%
#6 Illinois
56 3.0%
#7 Louisiana
55 2.9%
#8 Florida
42 2.2%
Texas share of Lakiesha's total US births 6.5%
Even split

124 of 1,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Lakiesha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakiesha?
1,897 babies have been named Lakiesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1979 with 128 births.
When was Lakiesha most popular?
Lakiesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 822 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lakiesha most popular?
The top states for the name Lakiesha are Texas (124 births), New York (121 births), California (96 births).
How long has the name Lakiesha been used?
Lakiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 38 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Lakiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakesha, Laken, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.