Given name & surname
Lakela
“a girly woman”
Lakela is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a girly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “a girly woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lakela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 65
- 0 boys · 65 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lakela’s family of names
Lakela has a related form in Lakelah. Lakela has a related form in Lakella. Lakela has a related form in Lakellah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Lakela, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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