How Many People Are Named Leasha?
An estimated 276 people in the United States have the first name Leasha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Leasha peaked in popularity in 1962 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leasha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leasha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
276
About 1 in 1,241,864 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1962
20 births
Total Registered
309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leasha
Leasha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 309 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leasha as a female name
Ranked #10,950 in 1999
8 female births in 1999
Peak: 1962 (20 births)
Leasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leasha span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 111 babies were registered. While Leasha is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leasha by Decade
How has Leasha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leasha by State
Leasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leasha
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Leasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leasha?
We estimate approximately 276 people named Leasha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,241,864 Americans share this first name.
Is Leasha a common name?
Leasha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leasha most popular?
Leasha reached peak popularity in 1962, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leasha is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leasha a female name?
Leasha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leasha Smith, Leasha Johnson, Leasha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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