The baby name LaKeshea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈkiːʃə/ (luh-KEE-shuh),/lɑːˈkiːʃə/ (lah-KEE-shuh),/ləˈkeɪʃə/ (luh-KAY-shuh) — less common.
The baby name LaKeshea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈkiːʃə/ (luh-KEE-shuh),/lɑːˈkiːʃə/ (lah-KEE-shuh),/ləˈkeɪʃə/ (luh-KAY-shuh) — less common.
LaKeshea is in Origin.
LaKeshea is a modern African-American feminine name created by adding the stylistic prefix La- to Keisha/Keshia. Keisha is widely understood as a vernacular development of the biblical Keziah (Hebrew Qetsiyah), "cassia" or "cinnamon," though its sound has also been influenced by Aisha (Arabic, "alive"). The camel-case capitalization in LaKeshea reflects common creative orthography in African-American English naming, and the spelling with -shea preserves the "KEE-sha" sound while allowing family-preferred nuances.
The name rose in the United States from the late 1960s, peaking through the 1980s and 1990s amid a surge of culturally expressive coinages using La-/Le-/De- prefixes. Documented variants include Lakeisha, LaKeisha, Lakesha, LaKeshia, LaKeesha, Lakeshia, and Lakiesha; related short forms are Keisha, Keshia, and Kiesha. When traced to Keziah, LaKeshea carries the meaning "cassia; fragrant spice." As a contemporary formation, it also symbolizes individuality and heritage within African-American naming traditions.
LaKeshea is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, LaKeshea appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
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