Holding steady.
Popularity of Lakesa since 1973
Babies named Lakesa per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 65 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lakesa first appeared in U.S. records in 1973, a period when many similar-sounding names like Lakeisha and LaKeisha were also emerging. The year 1973 marks its first recorded use, and it shows a peak of usage in 1976, after which its frequency declined rapidly. The name has remained very rare, with insufficient occurrences in 2025 to calculate a meaningful rank or 1-in-N statistic. Its trajectory is stable at near-zero usage, indicating it never became widespread. Overall, Lakesa represents a brief, localized naming trend in the 1970s, likely an invented variation of longer names.
Lakesa appears to be a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1973. It may be a creative respelling or variant of Lakeisha or a similar name, possibly influenced by the fashionable -esa suffix. Its usage has been sporadic and primarily in the 1970s, with a peak in 1976.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lake, Kesa, Laki
Sibling names for Lakesa
Names that share Lakesa's style, for a brother or sister.
