Girls' name · since 1948
Leisa
Leisa has 4,969 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,969
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,969 girls have been named Leisa since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leisa has 4,969 recorded births among girls since 1948, 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 1948 to 2024.
- #2,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,969 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leisa ranks #2,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,969 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,969
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leisa's 4,969 recorded births place it above 96.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Leisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leisa splits its recorded history at 1978: 12% of all births land in the more recent half, 88% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 344 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2024
- Peak year (1958)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Leisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,604 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Leisa's strongest decade.
2,604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Leisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,212 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,604 births
- 1970s 640
1970s
640 births
- 1980s 308
1980s
308 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,604 births (52% of all-time use).
How Leisa 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 Leisa's total volume
Leisa by state
Where Leisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 293 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 238 | 4.8% |
| #3 | California | | 235 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 196 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 190 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 169 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 157 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 145 | 2.9% |
293 of 4,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Leisa appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leisa's data
- Leisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,604 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leisas (293 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1948–2024 (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 Leisa 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.