How Many People Are Named Lesa?
An estimated 9,319 people in the United States have the first name Lesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Lesa peaked in popularity in 1962 with 778 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lesa 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 Lesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,319
About 1 in 36,780 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1962
778 births
Total Registered
11,421
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lesa
Lesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,421 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lesa as a male name
Ranked #3,506 in 1962
7 male births in 1962
Peak: 1962 (7 births)
Lesa as a female name
Ranked #14,883 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1962 (771 births)
Lesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lesa span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 6,322 babies were registered. Lesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lesa by Decade
How has Lesa 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.
Lesa by State
Birth registrations for Lesa span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Montana, Connecticut. On average, about 216 Lesas were registered per state.
Lesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lesa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lesa?
We estimate approximately 9,319 people named Lesa 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 36,780 Americans share this first name.
Is Lesa a common name?
Lesa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,421 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lesa most popular?
Lesa reached peak popularity in 1962, when 778 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lesa is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lesa a female name?
Lesa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lesa Smith, Lesa Johnson, Lesa 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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