How Many People Are Named Leza?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Leza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Leza peaked in popularity in 1962 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leza 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 Leza paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
18 births
Total Registered
304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leza
Leza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leza as a female name
Ranked #14,746 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1962 (18 births)
Leza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leza span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 137 babies were registered. Leza has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leza by Decade
How has Leza 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.
Leza by State
Leza + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leza
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Leza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leza?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Leza 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Leza a common name?
Leza is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leza most popular?
Leza reached peak popularity in 1962, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leza is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leza a female name?
Leza is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leza Smith, Leza Johnson, Leza 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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