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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lakeshia

Lakeshia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 576th; the most babies were born in 1979 (315). More babies were named Lakeshia in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1979315 babies
Total since 1880
4,710babies recorded

Lakeshia popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,82613
1990#897214
1980#729229
1970#2,89424
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Lakeshia, counting every spelling?

Lakeshia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lakeshia?

About 4,500 people born in the US named Lakeshia are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 38 and 48. That makes Lakeshia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lakeshia by state

How common Lakeshia was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (9.0×), Alabama (5.5×), Louisiana (4.8×), South Carolina (4.7×), Georgia (4.5×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIL0.16Michigan: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesMI0.21New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesVA0.25Maryland: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesMD0.44Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesAR0.54Tennessee: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesTN0.31North Carolina: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesNC0.39South Carolina: 0.78 per 1,000 babiesSC0.78District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.81 per 1,000 babiesLA0.81Mississippi: 1.5 per 1,000 babiesMS1.5Alabama: 0.91 per 1,000 babiesAL0.91Georgia: 0.75 per 1,000 babiesGA0.75Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesTX0.26Florida: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesFL0.38
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lakeshia, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Lakeshia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lakeshia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lakeshia

How popular is the name Lakeshia?

Lakeshia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 576th; the most babies were born in 1979 (315). More babies were named Lakeshia in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Lakeshia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,710 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lakeshia most popular?

In 1977–1981, Lakeshia was most common in Mississippi (1.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.