Recorded 1960–1999 Girls' name Peak 1962 309 births

Leasha — girls' name

309 babies named Leasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1111970s681980s601990s70
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Leasha was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

20 babies were named Leasha in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Leasha between 1960 and 1999, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leasha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leasha 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 309 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.

Leasha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

309

Since 1960

40 years of records

Peak year

1962

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1960

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1999

Leasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1960

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1962)
20
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 19991992198719801974196819621960 14

Leasha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
111 births that decade — 36% of Leasha's all-time total
1960s1111970s681980s601990s70

Leasha by state

Where Leasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Leasha's total US births 1.6%

5 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leasha?
309 babies have been named Leasha since 1960. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1962 with 20 births.
When was Leasha most popular?
Leasha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Leasha most popular?
The top states for the name Leasha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Leasha been used?
Leasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 40 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Leasha?
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, 1960–1999 (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.