How Many People Are Named Lakeisha?
An estimated 12,049 people in the United States have the first name Lakeisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Lakeisha peaked in popularity in 1979 with 824 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakeisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lakeisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,049
About 1 in 28,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1979
824 births
Total Registered
12,884
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakeisha
Lakeisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,884 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Lakeisha as a male name
Ranked #5,965 in 1989
8 male births in 1989
Peak: 1978 (9 births)
Lakeisha as a female name
Ranked #12,825 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (824 births)
Lakeisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakeisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 5,572 babies were registered. Lakeisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakeisha by Decade
How has Lakeisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lakeisha by State
Birth registrations for Lakeisha span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia. The lowest are in Delaware, Colorado, Kansas. On average, about 381 Lakeishas were registered per state.
Lakeisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakeisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakeisha
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakeisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakeisha?
We estimate approximately 12,049 people named Lakeisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakeisha a common name?
Lakeisha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,884 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakeisha most popular?
Lakeisha reached peak popularity in 1979, when 824 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakeisha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakeisha a female name?
Lakeisha is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakeisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakeisha Smith, Lakeisha Johnson, Lakeisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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