How Many People Are Named Letesha?
An estimated 184 people in the United States have the first name Letesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Letesha peaked in popularity in 1979 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Letesha 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 Letesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
184
About 1 in 1,862,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1979
18 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Letesha
Letesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 197 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Letesha as a female name
Ranked #10,116 in 1995
8 female births in 1995
Peak: 1979 (18 births)
Letesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Letesha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 100 babies were registered. Letesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Letesha by Decade
How has Letesha 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.
Letesha by State
Letesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Letesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Letesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Letesha?
We estimate approximately 184 people named Letesha 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 1,862,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Letesha a common name?
Letesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Letesha most popular?
Letesha reached peak popularity in 1979, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Letesha is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Letesha a female name?
Letesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Letesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Letesha Smith, Letesha Johnson, Letesha 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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