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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Leisa

Leisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 523rd with 344 babies. More babies were named Leisa in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1958344 babies
Total since 1880
4,969babies recorded

Leisa popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#12,9047
2010——
2000#10,3809
1990#4,60721
1980#2,03352
1970#954133
1960#569298
1950#4,1558
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Leisa, counting every spelling?

Leisa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Leisa?

About 4,400 people born in the US named Leisa are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 57 and 66. That makes Leisa a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Leisa by state

How common Leisa was among girls born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.0×), Arkansas (2.9×), Tennessee (2.4×), West Virginia (2.2×), Indiana (2.0×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMN0.04Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMI0.11New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIA0.16Indiana: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesIN0.26Ohio: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesOH0.16Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCT0.05Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesCA0.10Utah: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesUT0.34Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMO0.20Kentucky: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKY0.19West Virginia: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesWV0.28Virginia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesVA0.18Maryland: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMD0.03Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.07New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesKS0.19Arkansas: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesAR0.37Tennessee: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesTN0.31North Carolina: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNC0.12South Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesSC0.10District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesOK0.25Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMS0.12Alabama: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesAL0.39Georgia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesGA0.14Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesTX0.20Florida: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesFL0.14
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Leisa, girls, 1956–1960. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Leisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leisa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Leisa

How popular is the name Leisa?

Leisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 523rd with 344 babies. More babies were named Leisa in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Leisa a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leisa in the US.

Where was Leisa most popular?

In 1956–1960, Leisa was most common in Alabama (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Utah.