Girls' name · since 1969
Leshell
Leshell has 26 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Leshell since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leshell has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1980.
- #42,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leshell ranks #42,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leshell's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leshell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leshell's full recorded timeline at 1973, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leshell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1980
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1980.
26 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 7 births in a single year.
Leshell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Leshell's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Leshell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (46% of all-time use).
Leshell decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Leshell's data
- Leshell's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Leshell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1969–1980 (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 Leshell 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.
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