Total births
28
Girls' name · since 2016
Lesedi
28 babies named Lesedi in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17043
- among girls today
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Lesedi is the #17043 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 28 recorded since 2016.
Lesedi has 28 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17043 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #17043 among girls today
- 28 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Lesedi is currently the #17043 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 28 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17043
- among girls today
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Lesedi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17043
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Lesedi was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lesedi in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Lesedi compares
28 10th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lesedi's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lesedi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lesedi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lesedi splits its recorded history at 2021: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lesedi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#17,043
Active since
2016
Lesedi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Lesedi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lesedi's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Lesedi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lesedi? ▼
Lesedi has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17043 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Lesedi most popular? ▼
Lesedi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Lesedi been used? ▼
Lesedi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lesedi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leslie, Lesley, Lesly, Lessie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lesedi
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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, 2016–2024 (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. "Lesedi: #17043 Girls' Name - 28 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lesedi. 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 Lesedi 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.