Unisex name · since 1972
Leshun
Leshun has 21 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Leshun since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leshun recorded 21 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2003.
- #28,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leshun ranks #28,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leshun's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leshun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leshun splits its recorded history at 1989: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leshun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2003
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Leshun popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1971 (Leshun as girls' name)
Leshun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Leshun's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Leshun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Leshun's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- 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 Leshun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1972–2003 (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 Leshun 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.