Lakeisha

Where Lakeisha comes from

An African-American creation from the 1970s, possibly La- + Keisha.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lakeisha
  • Vowel-ended
Lakeisha through the years
  1. 1967
    First appearance
    #6,804 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Peak, #286
    812 babies named Lakeisha, its best rank.
  3. 1990
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #587.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Lakeisha in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.