Girls' name · since 1951
Leasa
Leasa has 922 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leasa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 922 recorded since 1951.
Leasa has 922 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1990.
- #7,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 922 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leasa ranks #7,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 922 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leasa's 922 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Leasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leasa's full recorded timeline at 1970, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1990
- Peak year (1964)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Leasa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (502 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Leasa's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Leasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 170
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
502 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 502 births (54% of all-time use).
How Leasa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leasa's total volume
Leasa by state
Where Leasa concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| 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% |
30 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Leasa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leasa's data
- Leasa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leasas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leasa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.