Lakisha

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #14,331 · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #5,355
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1977 · 1,148 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,310
since 1967

Lakisha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lakisha has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #214, 1977girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1967

The first year at least five girls were named Lakisha! It came in at #6,042, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2012–2015, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lakisha is popular in 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #261 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsILWisconsin: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,464 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsMINew York: #380 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedORNevada: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 875 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #243 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsINOhio: #251 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsOHPennsylvania: #334 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsPANew Jersey: #342 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsNJConnecticut: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsCTCalifornia: #620 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 4,532 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedUTColorado: #559 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,153 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #240 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsMOKentucky: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsKYWest Virginia: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsWVVirginia: #177 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 970 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedKSArkansas: #193 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 978 girlsARTennessee: #134 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 680 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #132 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 637 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #151 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 747 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #108 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 413 girlsDCOklahoma: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsOKLouisiana: #143 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 681 girlsLAMississippi: #128 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 566 girlsMSAlabama: #167 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 812 girlsALGeorgia: #167 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 870 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lakisha, so not publishedHITexas: #313 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#108 · 1 in 413
  2. Mississippi#128 · 1 in 566
  3. North Carolina#132 · 1 in 637
  4. Tennessee#134 · 1 in 680
  5. Louisiana#143 · 1 in 681

Best ever in a state: #22 in District of Columbia, 1976.

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StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#108141 in 413
Mississippi#128281 in 566
North Carolina#132521 in 637
Tennessee#134411 in 680
Louisiana#143451 in 681
South Carolina#151241 in 747
Alabama#167281 in 812
Georgia#167401 in 870
Virginia#177311 in 970
Maryland#187201 in 1,048
Arkansas#193131 in 978
Nevada#20151 in 875
Michigan#230411 in 1,431
Missouri#240211 in 1,528
Indiana#243211 in 1,662
Florida#250361 in 1,503
Ohio#251411 in 1,762
Illinois#261471 in 1,599
Texas#313691 in 1,793
Connecticut#31471 in 2,202
West Virginia#32851 in 2,305
Pennsylvania#334271 in 2,568
New Jersey#342161 in 2,329
Kentucky#34391 in 2,652
Wisconsin#37891 in 3,464
New York#380401 in 2,533
Oklahoma#43371 in 2,871
Colorado#55951 in 4,153
California#620401 in 4,532
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See more about Lakisha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2016
  • Biggest jump: 349 spots in 1972 (#1,010 → #661)
  • Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1990 (#930 → #1,095)
Rise & fade · girls
10 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1967
  • Peaked 1977 at #214 (1,148 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1972–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,335
  • Highest: 1 in 1,335 girls born in 1977 were named Lakisha (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 295,337 girls born in 2016 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 52.1% of all girls named Lakisha (6,412) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s37#3,102 (1969)#4,381
1970s6,412#214 (1977)#554
1980s4,869#274 (1980)#525
1990s818#1,095 (1990)#2,268
2000s157#4,400 (2000)#8,001
2010s17#14,331 (2016)#15,382

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lakisha in 1981

girls
#300
803 births · 1 in 2,077 girls

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #300Lakisha803
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 2,077 of them was named Lakisha, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lakisha
  1. #297Rochelle812
  2. #298Yvette810
  3. #299Jocelyn809
  4. #300Lakisha803
  5. #300Jami803
  6. #300Sandy803
  7. #303Miriam801
  8. #304Irene799
  9. #305Faith795

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1981 →