Name Legacy

Leisha

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Leisha was most popular in 1961, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,520 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,108 people named Leisha.

Most popular in1961
Rank that year#1,520
Births that year144
Total since 18802,108
Given to100% girls

Leisha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Leisha’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,108 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Leisha

Where Leisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org