How Many People Are Named Leisa?
An estimated 4,081 people in the United States have the first name Leisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Leisa peaked in popularity in 1958 with 344 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leisa 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 Leisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,081
About 1 in 83,988 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1958
344 births
Total Registered
4,969
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leisa
Leisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,969 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leisa as a female name
Ranked #14,446 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (344 births)
Leisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leisa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,604 babies were registered. Leisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leisa by Decade
How has Leisa 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.
Leisa by State
Birth registrations for Leisa span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Nebraska, Montana, Maine. On average, about 86 Leisas were registered per state.
Leisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leisa
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Leisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leisa?
We estimate approximately 4,081 people named Leisa 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 83,988 Americans share this first name.
Is Leisa a common name?
Leisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,969 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leisa most popular?
Leisa reached peak popularity in 1958, when 344 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leisa is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leisa a female name?
Leisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leisa Smith, Leisa Johnson, Leisa 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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