Girls' name · since 1946
Leesa
Leesa has 4,124 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,124
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,124 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leesa has been recorded 4,124 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2017.
- #2,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,124 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leesa ranks #2,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,124 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,124
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leesa's 4,124 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Leesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leesa's full recorded timeline at 1978, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 318 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2017
- Peak year (1956)
- 318
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Leesa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,439 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Leesa's strongest decade.
1,439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Leesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,125 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,439 births
- 1970s
1970s
622 births
- 1980s 477
1980s
477 births
- 1990s 323
1990s
323 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,439 births (35% of all-time use).
How Leesa 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 Leesa's total volume
Leesa by state
Where Leesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 327 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 289 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 199 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 146 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 115 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 113 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 61 | 1.5% |
327 of 4,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Leesa appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leesa's data
- Leesa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,439 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leesas (327 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Leesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1946–2017 (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 Leesa 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.