Girls' name · since 1970
Leshelle
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.
- #47,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leshelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Leshelle recorded 17 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1990.
- #47,909 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leshelle ranks #47,909 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leshelle's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leshelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leshelle's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leshelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Leshelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Leshelle's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Leshelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Leshelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Leshelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1970–1990 (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 Leshelle 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.