Recorded 1985–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 16 births

Leneisha — girls' name

16 babies named Leneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s6

The verdict

16 girls have been named Leneisha since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

16
total births
1985–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Leneisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Leneisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Leneisha between 1985 and 1991, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leneisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leneisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leneisha 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 16 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.

Leneisha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

16

Since 1985

7 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1985

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1991

Leneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1985

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 199119881985 5

Leneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 63% of Leneisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leneisha?
16 babies have been named Leneisha since 1985. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Leneisha most popular?
Leneisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Leneisha been used?
Leneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 7 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Leneisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, 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, 1985–1991 (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.