Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1979 197 births

Letesha — girls' name

197 babies named Letesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s711980s1001990s26

The verdict

197 girls have been named Letesha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

197
total births
1972–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Letesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

18 babies were named Letesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Letesha between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Letesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Letesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letesha 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 197 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.

Letesha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

197

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1979

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Letesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 19951990198719831980197719731972 7

Letesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 51% of Letesha's all-time total
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Letesha by state

Where Letesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Letesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.5%
Florida share of Letesha's total US births 2.5%

5 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letesha?
197 babies have been named Letesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 18 births.
When was Letesha most popular?
Letesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Letesha most popular?
The top states for the name Letesha are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Letesha been used?
Letesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Letesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leticia, Letha, Leta, Letitia, 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, 1972–1995 (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.