Is Lekesha a boy or girl name?

Lekesha is a girl’s name. Of the 671 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lekesha

Recorded 1971–1996 · United States

Lekesha was most popular in 1979, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,814 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 671 people named Lekesha.

Lekesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lekesha’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lekesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lekesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 671 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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