How Many People Are Named Lakisha?
An estimated 11,404 people in the United States have the first name Lakisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Lakisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 1,148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakisha 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 Lakisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,404
About 1 in 30,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1977
1,148 births
Total Registered
12,322
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakisha
Lakisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,322 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lakisha as a male name
Ranked #5,764 in 1979
6 male births in 1979
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Lakisha as a female name
Ranked #15,388 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1977 (1,148 births)
Lakisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6,424 babies were registered. Lakisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lakisha by Decade
How has Lakisha 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.
Lakisha by State
Birth registrations for Lakisha span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, Arizona. On average, about 319 Lakishas were registered per state.
Lakisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakisha
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakisha?
We estimate approximately 11,404 people named Lakisha 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 30,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakisha a common name?
Lakisha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,322 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakisha most popular?
Lakisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 1,148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakisha is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakisha a female name?
Lakisha is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakisha Smith, Lakisha Johnson, Lakisha 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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