Leshun — boys' name
21 babies named Leshun in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
21 boys have been named Leshun since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2003.
- 21
- total births
- 1972–2003
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
38% of everyone ever named Leshun was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Leshun in 1989 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leshun
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Leshun between 1972 and 2003, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leshun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Leshun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1971.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leshun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leshun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leshun 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 21 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.
Leshun at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leshun popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1972
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2003.
21 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 8 births in a single year.
Leshun popularity over time — girls
7 total births recorded since 1971 (Leshun as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Leshun accounts for 25% of total recorded use across both genders.
Leshun by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 8 births that decade — 38% of Leshun's all-time total
Leshun decade highlights
- Peak decade 8 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Leshun's strongest decade
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–2003 (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.