Given name

Lequisha

Lequisha is a feminine given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Lequisha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lequisha through the years

Babies since 1880
141
0 boys · 141 girls
Most popular year
1983
11 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02468198020002025Highest share 19830.0
Lequisha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1974–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 134 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.

Lequisha’s family of names

In English usage, Lequisha has a related form in Lakeisha.

Walk Lequisha’s family in the name graph

LequishaLakeisha

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lequisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Leticia

“one who brings joy to others”

41UncommonSteady

>99% girls

 

Elicia

“my God is bountiful”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Arabic

Talitha

“a maiden; young girl”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

Gaelic · Literary

Lesley

“garden of hollies”

26RareCooling

2% boys · 98% girls

Greek · Saints

Leandra

“resembling a lioness”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin

Trisha

“of noble descent”

30RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Alysha

“noble” · “kind”

30RareSteady

>99% girls

Royal

Elissa

“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”

40UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lequisha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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