Recorded 1974–1988 Girls' name Peak 1981 38 births

Leshanda — girls' name

38 babies named Leshanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Leshanda since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

38
total births
1974–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Leshanda in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leshanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Leshanda between 1974 and 1988, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leshanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leshanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leshanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leshanda 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 38 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.

Leshanda at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

38

Since 1974

15 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1974

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1988

Leshanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1974

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Leshanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 63% of Leshanda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leshanda?
38 babies have been named Leshanda since 1974. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Leshanda most popular?
Leshanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Leshanda been used?
Leshanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 15 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Leshanda?
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.

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, 1974–1988 (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.