How Many People Are Named Lessa?
An estimated 128 people in the United States have the first name Lessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Lessa peaked in popularity in 1985 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lessa 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 Lessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
128
About 1 in 2,677,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1985
10 births
Total Registered
148
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lessa
Lessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 148 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lessa as a female name
Ranked #16,836 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1985 (10 births)
Lessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lessa span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 51 babies were registered. Lessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lessa by Decade
How has Lessa 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.
Lessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lessa
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Lessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lessa?
We estimate approximately 128 people named Lessa 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 2,677,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Lessa a common name?
Lessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lessa most popular?
Lessa reached peak popularity in 1985, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lessa is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lessa a female name?
Lessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lessa Smith, Lessa Johnson, Lessa 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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