How Many People Are Named Lakeshia?
An estimated 4,399 people in the United States have the first name Lakeshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Lakeshia peaked in popularity in 1979 with 315 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakeshia 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 Lakeshia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,399
About 1 in 77,916 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1979
315 births
Total Registered
4,710
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakeshia
Lakeshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,710 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lakeshia as a female name
Ranked #16,338 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1979 (315 births)
Lakeshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakeshia span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,239 babies were registered. Lakeshia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakeshia by Decade
How has Lakeshia 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.
Lakeshia by State
Birth registrations for Lakeshia span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 160 Lakeshias were registered per state.
Lakeshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakeshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lakeshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakeshia?
We estimate approximately 4,399 people named Lakeshia 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 77,916 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakeshia a common name?
Lakeshia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,710 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakeshia most popular?
Lakeshia reached peak popularity in 1979, when 315 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakeshia is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakeshia a female name?
Lakeshia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakeshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakeshia Smith, Lakeshia Johnson, Lakeshia 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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