Given name
Lakeya
“one who is treasured”
Lakeya is a variant of Lakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is treasured.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lakeya is a variant of Lakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is treasured.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lakeya is a variant of Lakia. An origin associated with Lakia is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lakeya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,211
- 0 boys · 1,211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 73 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 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 946 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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