How Many People Are Named Leshay?
An estimated 165 people in the United States have the first name Leshay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Leshay peaked in popularity in 1995 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leshay 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 Leshay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
165
About 1 in 2,077,299 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1995
14 births
Total Registered
172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leshay
Leshay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 172 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leshay as a female name
Ranked #18,970 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1995 (14 births)
Leshay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leshay span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 83 babies were registered. While Leshay is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leshay by Decade
How has Leshay 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.
Leshay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leshay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leshay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leshay?
We estimate approximately 165 people named Leshay 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 2,077,299 Americans share this first name.
Is Leshay a common name?
Leshay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leshay most popular?
Leshay reached peak popularity in 1995, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leshay is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leshay a female name?
Leshay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leshay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leshay Smith, Leshay Johnson, Leshay 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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