Given name
Lakiah
“one who is treasured”
Lakiah is a variant of Lakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is treasured.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lakiah is a variant of Lakia. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is treasured.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lakiah 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 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lakiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 0 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 11 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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