Given name
Lakista
“one who is bold”
Lakista is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is bold.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is bold.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lakista through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 5 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 1979. 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.
Lakista’s family of names
Lakista has a related form in Lakeasta. Lakista has a related form in Lakeesta. Lakista has a related form in Lakeista.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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