Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lakesha

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Alive, She who lives
English

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lakesha

Pronunciation

l(a)-ke-sha

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #5115, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #329, 678 births); most recent 2008 (rank #13811, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #3125, 4 births); most recent 1997 (rank #3823, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence