Recorded 1951–1990 Girls' name Peak 1964 922 births

Leasa — girls' name

922 babies named Leasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1701960s5021970s1791980s651990s6
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Leasa was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

64 babies were named Leasa in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 922 babies named Leasa between 1951 and 1990, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leasa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 502 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leasa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Leasa in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leasa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 922 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leasa at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

922

Since 1951

40 years of records

Peak year

1964

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1951

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1990

Leasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1951

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1964)
64
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 19901982197719721967196219571951 5

Leasa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
502 births that decade — 54% of Leasa's all-time total
1950s1701960s5021970s1791980s651990s6

Leasa by state

Where Leasa concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leasa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 3.3%
#2 Ohio
17 1.8%
#3 California
15 1.6%
#4 Illinois
15 1.6%
#5 Michigan
15 1.6%
#6 Missouri
13 1.4%
#7 Oklahoma
13 1.4%
#8 West Virginia
6 0.7%
Texas share of Leasa's total US births 3.3%
Even split

30 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Leasa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leasa?
922 babies have been named Leasa since 1951. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1964 with 64 births.
When was Leasa most popular?
Leasa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 502 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Leasa most popular?
The top states for the name Leasa are Texas (30 births), Ohio (17 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Leasa been used?
Leasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 40 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Leasa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.