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Lakisha

Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Kisha.

PronunciationEnglish /lə.ˈkɪʃ.ə/
Usage languagesAfrican American
US rank (2016)#14,331

Meaning and history

Lakisha is a name formed by combining the popular prefix la with the name Kisha; it may also be spelled LaKisha.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19971997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #11,417
20072007: 14 births, rank #8,520
2008: 9 births, rank #11,599
2009: 9 births, rank #11,459
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
2011: 6 births, rank #14,824
20122012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 6 births, rank #14,331

Lakisha moved from #772 to #930 for girls between 1988 and 1989. Its highest annual birth count came in 1977, with 1,148 births.

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