Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1958
Leissa
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Leissa, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1958–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Leissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1958.
Leissa has 37 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- 37 total births
- 1958–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Leissa since 1958, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 37
- total births
- 1958–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Leissa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
14 babies were named Leissa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Leissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leissa splits its recorded history at 1970: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leissa at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Leissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Leissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Leissa's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Leissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leissa? ▼
37 babies have been named Leissa since 1958. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 14 births.
When was Leissa most popular? ▼
Leissa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Leissa been used? ▼
Leissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 68 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Leissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leilani, Leila, Leigh, Leia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Leissa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leissa: Baby Name Since 1958 - 37 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leissa 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 July 2026.