Girls' name · since 1971
Lekesha
671 babies named Lekesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
671 girls have been named Lekesha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekesha has been recorded 671 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1996.
- #9,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 671 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekesha ranks #9,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 671 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lekesha's 671 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Lekesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lekesha splits its recorded history at 1983: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lekesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1996
- Peak year (1979)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Lekesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (340 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Lekesha's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lekesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
340 births
- 1980s
1980s
277 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 340 births (51% of all-time use).
How Lekesha 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 Lekesha's total volume
Lekesha by state
Where Lekesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 35 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
35 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Lekesha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lekesha's data
- Lekesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (340 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lekeshas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Lekesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1971–1996 (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 Lekesha 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.