Leshawn vs Lester

Side-by-side comparison of Leshawn and Lester — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Leshawn

Boy name

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1574

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Metric Leshawn Lester
Current Rank Unranked #1574
Total Births (all years) 800 130,579
Peak Year 1976 1918
Peak Year Births 27 3,229
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Leshawn Lester
1880ss — 1,440
1890ss — 2,702
1900ss — 4,361
1910ss — 21,509
1920ss — 26,513
1930ss — 16,984
1940ss — 17,081
1950ss — 16,570
1960ss 6 9,740
1970ss 187 5,110
1980ss 151 3,571
1990ss 171 2,080
2000ss 158 1,371
2010ss 112 1,044
2020ss 15 503

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leshawn Lester
2014 5 106
2015 16 104
2016 9 105
2017 7 87
2018 9 93
2019 6 100
2020 8 109
2021 7 109
2022 — 94
2023 — 82
2024 — 109

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1969–2021.

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