How Many People Are Named Lesia?
An estimated 2,612 people in the United States have the first name Lesia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Lesia peaked in popularity in 1965 with 279 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lesia 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 Lesia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,612
About 1 in 131,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1965
279 births
Total Registered
3,180
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lesia
Lesia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,180 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lesia as a female name
Ranked #17,340 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1965 (279 births)
Lesia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lesia span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,094 babies were registered. Lesia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lesia by Decade
How has Lesia 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.
Lesia by State
Birth registrations for Lesia span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia. On average, about 87 Lesias were registered per state.
Lesia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lesia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lesia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lesia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lesia?
We estimate approximately 2,612 people named Lesia 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 131,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Lesia a common name?
Lesia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,180 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lesia most popular?
Lesia reached peak popularity in 1965, when 279 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lesia is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lesia a female name?
Lesia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lesia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lesia Smith, Lesia Johnson, Lesia 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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