How many Lakesias are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lakesia are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Lakesia in 2025?

Lakesia is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.

Will my child share the name Lakesia with classmates?

Lakesia will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Lakesia

Feminine

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Lakesia is a three-syllable American name with the soft La- opening and a gliding -kesia ending. It is quick and bright, with the stress in the middle.

How old is the name Lakesia?

Lakesia first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Lakesia alive today was born around 1979, making them about 46 years old. About 500 people named Lakesia are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Lakesia most popular?

Lakesia peaked in 1976, reaching #1883 nationally. See the whole 1976 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Lakesia

The La- names of American naming were built from a bright opening and an ending that carried the melody, and Lakesia is one of them. Its -kesia glides in the middle, with an s that may sound as s or as sh depending on the family. It is a name made for calling, clear and warm, and it belongs to the families who made it.

Meaningnot established

Not established

No source records a meaning for Lakesia. It joins La- to an ending shared with Kesia and Lakisha, and no record says who first built it or from what.

Pronouncing Lakesia

luh-KEE-see-uh

Stress on the second syllable. Some families say luh-KEE-shuh.

Nicknames for Lakesia

Moderate

KesiaTaken from the end

KikiA playful pet form

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1970
Most girls named: 197648 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #1883reached in 1976
Change vs 1995: +20.0%6 in 2003, from 5

Lakesia sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1976, with 48 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Lakesias among us

500

people named Lakesia are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Questions parents actually ask

Fashion outlook

Lakesia sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

It has a lively rhythm.
Kesia and Kiki give two short forms.

What to consider

It will be spelled Lakeisha or Lakisha.
There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.

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Frequently asked

How many Lakesias are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lakesia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Lakesia in 2025?: Lakesia is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Lakesia with classmates?: Lakesia will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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