Girls' name · since 1961

Leashia

30 babies named Leashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,977 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1961
2000s
peak decade

30 girls have been named Leashia since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Leashia recorded 30 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2009.

  • #40,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 30 born since 1961
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leashia ranks #40,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.

#40,977 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1961
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leashia's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leashia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leashia's full recorded timeline at 2006, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611993200620072009 5

Leashia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Leashia's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Leashia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leashia?
30 babies have been named Leashia since 1961. All-time, it sits at #40,977 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
Where does Leashia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leashia ranks #40,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leashia most popular?
Leashia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Leashia been used?
Records for Leashia go back to 1961, giving 49 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Leashia?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leashia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1961–2009 (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 Leashia 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.