Recorded 1963–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 108 births

Leshea — girls' name

108 babies named Leshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

108 girls have been named Leshea since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

108
total births
1963–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Leshea was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Leshea in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Leshea between 1963 and 2002, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leshea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leshea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leshea 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 108 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.

Leshea at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

108

Since 1963

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1963

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2002

Leshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1963

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Leshea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 42% of Leshea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leshea?
108 babies have been named Leshea since 1963. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Leshea most popular?
Leshea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Leshea been used?
Leshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 40 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Leshea?
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, 1963–2002 (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.