Girls' name · since 1955
Lesha
Lesha has 1,053 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,053
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,053 have been recorded since 1955.
Lesha has 1,053 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1999.
- #7,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,053 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lesha ranks #7,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,053 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,053
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lesha's 1,053 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lesha splits its recorded history at 1978: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1999
- Peak year (1960)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lesha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (476 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Lesha's strongest decade.
476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Lesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
476 births
- 1970s
1970s
252 births
- 1980s
1980s
204 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 476 births (45% of all-time use).
How Lesha 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 Lesha's total volume
Lesha by state
Where Lesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.7% |
22 of 1,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Lesha appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Lesha's decade-level peak was the 1960s (476 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leshas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1955–1999 (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 Lesha 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.