Recorded 1951–1997 Girls' name Peak 1959 349 births

Leslea — girls' name

349 babies named Leslea in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s501960s981970s1051980s741990s22
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Leslea was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

17 babies were named Leslea in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leslea

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Leslea between 1951 and 1997, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leslea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leslea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leslea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leslea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leslea 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 349 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.

Leslea at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

349

Since 1951

47 years of records

Peak year

1959

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1951

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1997

Leslea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1951

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1959)
17
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 199719861981197619711966196119551951 8

Leslea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 30% of Leslea's all-time total
1950s501960s981970s1051980s741990s22

Leslea by state

Where Leslea concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leslea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.9%
Texas share of Leslea's total US births 2.9%

10 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leslea?
349 babies have been named Leslea since 1951. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1959 with 17 births.
When was Leslea most popular?
Leslea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Leslea most popular?
The top states for the name Leslea are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Leslea been used?
Leslea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 47 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Leslea?
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, 1951–1997 (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.