Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1976
Lenesha
48 babies named Lenesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 48
- total births
- 1976–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Lenesha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenesha has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.
- 48 total births
- 1976–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Lenesha since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 48
- total births
- 1976–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Lenesha was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lenesha in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Lenesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenesha's full recorded timeline at 1989, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenesha at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Lenesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lenesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Lenesha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lenesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenesha? ▼
Lenesha has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 7 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Lenesha most popular? ▼
Lenesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Lenesha been used? ▼
Records for Lenesha go back to 1976, giving 21 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Lenesha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lenesha
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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, 1976–1996 (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. "Lenesha: Baby Name Since 1976 - 48 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenesha. 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 Lenesha 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.