Girls' name · since 1951
Leslea
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 349 babies named Leslea, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leslea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 349 have been recorded since 1951.
Leslea has 349 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1997.
- #14,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leslea ranks #14,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leslea's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Leslea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leslea's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leslea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1997
- Peak year (1959)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Leslea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (105 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Leslea's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Leslea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 105 births (30% of all-time use).
Leslea by state
Where Leslea concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.9% |
10 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leslea's data
- Leslea's decade-level peak was the 1970s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lesleas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Leslea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1951–1997 (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 Leslea 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.