Is Leshawn a boy or girl name?

Leshawn is a unisex name. Of the 1,118 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.9% were girls and 72.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1975, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Leshawn

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Leshawn was most popular in 1976, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,201 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,118 people named Leshawn.

Leshawn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leshawn’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leshawn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leshawn is a unisex name — 27.9% of the 1,118 Americans given it were girls and 72.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1975 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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