Is Lesha a boy or girl name?

Lesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,053 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lesha

Recorded 1955–1999 · United States

Lesha was most popular in 1960, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,904 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,053 people named Lesha.

Lesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lesha’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,053 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