Recorded 1970–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 17 births

Leshelle — girls' name

17 babies named Leshelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Leshelle since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

17
total births
1970–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Leshelle was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Leshelle in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leshelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Leshelle between 1970 and 1990, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leshelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leshelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leshelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leshelle 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 17 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.

Leshelle at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

17

Since 1970

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1970

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1990

Leshelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1970

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Leshelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 59% of Leshelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leshelle?
17 babies have been named Leshelle since 1970. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Leshelle most popular?
Leshelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Leshelle been used?
Leshelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 21 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Leshelle?
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, 1970–1990 (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.