Lakesha
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #13,832 · Last seen for boys in 1977 at #5,123
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 679 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,168since 1967
Lakesha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lakesha has never cracked the top 300 here.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | — | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,497 | 34 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,229 | 60 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,052 | 66 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,827 | 78 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,507 | 104 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,248 | 135 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,095 | 160 | — | |
| 1989 | #915 | 198 | — | |
| 1988 | #852 | 210 | — | |
| 1987 | #762 | 236 | — | |
| 1986 | #729 | 244 | — | |
| 1985 | #693 | 255 | — | |
| 1984 | #575 | 320 | — | |
| 1983 | #493 | 397 | — | |
| 1982 | #490 | 418 | — | |
| 1981 | #450 | 479 | — | |
| 1980 | #391 | 585 | — | |
| 1979 | #368 | 619 | — | |
| 1978 | #329 | 679 | — | |
| 1977 | #339 | 669 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #356 | 588 | — | |
| 1975 | #418 | 482 | — | |
| 1974 | #502 | 351 | — | |
| 1973 | #630 | 240 | — | |
| 1972 | #823 | 161 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,528 | 65 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1967
The first year at least five girls were named Lakesha! It came in at #4,982, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2009–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Biggest jump: 705 spots in 1972 (#1,528 → #823)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1990 (#915 → #1,095)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1967
- Peaked 1978 at #329 (679 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 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 2,256
- Highest: 1 in 2,256 girls born in 1978 were named Lakesha (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,134 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 47.6% of all girls named Lakesha (3,887) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 | #3,619 (1969) | #4,274 |
| 1970s | 3,887 | #329 (1978) | #760 |
| 1980s | 3,342 | #391 (1980) | #635 |
| 1990s | 787 | #1,095 (1990) | #2,365 |
| 2000s | 118 | #4,400 (2000) | #9,581 |
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.
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