How Many People Are Named Lesta?
An estimated 150 people in the United States have the first name Lesta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Lesta peaked in popularity in 1938 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lesta 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 Lesta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Lesta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
150
About 1 in 2,285,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1938
19 births
Total Registered
680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lesta
Lesta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 680 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lesta as a female name
Ranked #7,643 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1938 (19 births)
Lesta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lesta span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 121 babies were registered. Lesta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lesta by Decade
How has Lesta 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.
Lesta by State
Lesta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lesta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lesta
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Lesta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lesta?
We estimate approximately 150 people named Lesta 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 2,285,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Lesta a common name?
Lesta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lesta most popular?
Lesta reached peak popularity in 1938, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lesta is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lesta a female name?
Lesta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lesta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lesta Smith, Lesta Johnson, Lesta 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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