How Many People Are Named Leesha?
An estimated 419 people in the United States have the first name Leesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Leesha peaked in popularity in 1992 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leesha 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 Leesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
419
About 1 in 818,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1992
33 births
Total Registered
453
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leesha
Leesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 453 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leesha as a female name
Ranked #14,817 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1992 (33 births)
Leesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leesha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 157 babies were registered. Leesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leesha by Decade
How has Leesha 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.
Leesha by State
Leesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leesha?
We estimate approximately 419 people named Leesha 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 818,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Leesha a common name?
Leesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 453 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leesha most popular?
Leesha reached peak popularity in 1992, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leesha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leesha a female name?
Leesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leesha Smith, Leesha Johnson, Leesha 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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