Unisex name · since 1969
Leshawn
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 806 babies named Leshawn, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 806
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leshawn currently ranks #10906 among unisex names in America, with 806 babies recorded since 1969.
Leshawn has 806 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10906 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,906 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 806 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leshawn ranks #5,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,906 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 806 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,906 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 806
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leshawn's 806 recorded births place it above 87.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Leshawn compares
806 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Leshawn's all-time total is 118% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 806 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leshawn splits its recorded history at 1996: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Leshawn popularity over time - girls
312 total births recorded since 1964 (Leshawn as girls' name)
Leshawn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (187 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Leshawn's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Leshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 187 births (23% of all-time use).
How Leshawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leshawn's total volume
Leshawn by state
Where Leshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Leshawn's data
- Leshawn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leshawns (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Leshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Leshawn 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.