Girls' name · since 1971
Lekeisha
Lekeisha has 785 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 785
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
785 girls have been named Lekeisha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lekeisha recorded 785 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #8,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 785 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekeisha ranks #8,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 785 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 785
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lekeisha's 785 recorded births place it above 87.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Lekeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lekeisha splits its recorded history at 1984: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lekeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1980)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Lekeisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (386 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Lekeisha's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lekeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
284 births
- 1980s
1980s
386 births
- 1990s 115
1990s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 386 births (49% of all-time use).
How Lekeisha 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 Lekeisha's total volume
Lekeisha by state
Where Lekeisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 31 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 23 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
31 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Lekeisha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Lekeisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (386 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lekeishas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lekeisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Lekeisha 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.