Recorded 1959–1963 Girls' name Peak 1963 23 births

Lessia — girls' name

23 babies named Lessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Lessia since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.

23
total births
1959–1963
years on record
1960s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Lessia was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lessia in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Lessia between 1959 and 1963, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lessia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lessia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lessia 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 23 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.

Lessia at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

23

Since 1959

5 years of records

Peak year

1963

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1959

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1963

Lessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1959

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1963)
10
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4681012 196319601959 5

Lessia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 78% of Lessia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lessia?
23 babies have been named Lessia since 1959. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1963 with 10 births.
When was Lessia most popular?
Lessia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Lessia been used?
Lessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 5 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Lessia?
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, 1959–1963 (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.