Recorded 1969–2009 Girls' name Peak 1995 172 births

Leshay — girls' name

172 babies named Leshay in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

172 girls have been named Leshay since 1969, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

172
total births
1969–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Leshay was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Leshay in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leshay

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Leshay between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leshay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leshay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leshay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leshay 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 172 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.

Leshay at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

172

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Leshay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Leshay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 48% of Leshay's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leshay?
172 babies have been named Leshay since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 14 births.
When was Leshay most popular?
Leshay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Leshay been used?
Leshay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Leshay?
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, 1969–2009 (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.