Boys' name · since 1980

Leeshawn

44 babies named Leeshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,062 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

Leeshawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 44 have been recorded since 1980.

Leeshawn has 44 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2010.

  • #23,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeshawn ranks #23,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,062 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leeshawn's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Leeshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leeshawn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Leeshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 19801992199519961998200520092010 5

Leeshawn by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Leeshawn's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Leeshawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeshawn?
Leeshawn has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,062 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 6 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Leeshawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeshawn ranks #23,062 of 45,481 boys' 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 Leeshawn most popular?
Leeshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Leeshawn been used?
The SSA has tracked Leeshawn since 1980 -- 31 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Leeshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeroy, Leeland, Leevi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Leeshawn's data

  • Leeshawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leeshawn

Nearby Names Like Leeshawn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leeshawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leeshawn: 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, 1980–2010 (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 Leeshawn 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.