Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 671 births

Lekesha — girls' name

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.

1970s3401980s2771990s54
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lekesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

61 babies were named Lekesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lekesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Lekesha between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lekesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lekesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 340 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lekesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lekesha in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lekesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 671 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lekesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

671

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lekesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
61
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080 1996199119871983197919751971 10

Lekesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
340 births that decade — 51% of Lekesha's all-time total
1970s3401980s2771990s54

Lekesha by state

Where Lekesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lekesha
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%
Mississippi share of Lekesha's total US births 5.2%
Even split

35 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Lekesha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lekesha?
671 babies have been named Lekesha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 61 births.
When was Lekesha most popular?
Lekesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 340 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lekesha most popular?
The top states for the name Lekesha are Mississippi (35 births), Texas (27 births), Louisiana (21 births).
How long has the name Lekesha been used?
Lekesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lekesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lekisha, Lekeisha, Lekeshia, Lekia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.