Leisha
Leisha was the 6709th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 871st; the most babies were born in 1961 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,776 places. More babies were named Leisha in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,709 girls, up 7,691 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,108babies recorded
Leisha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,709 | 17 |
| 2020 | #14,400 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,882 | 10 |
| 2000 | #10,381 | 9 |
| 1990 | #2,546 | 47 |
| 1980 | #2,325 | 42 |
| 1970 | #2,101 | 39 |
| 1960 | #871 | 142 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leisha, counting every spelling?
Leisha is the most common spelling of a name family that had 42 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leisha | 17 | #6,709 | 106 |
| Laisha | 16 | #6,998 | 83 |
| Laysha | 9 | #10,545 | 56 |
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 many kids will share the name Leisha?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leisha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leisha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leisha?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Leisha are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 36 and 63. That makes Leisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Leisha by state
How common Leisha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (6.1×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leisha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leisha
How popular is the name Leisha?
Leisha was the 6709th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 871st; the most babies were born in 1961 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,776 places. More babies were named Leisha in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Leisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leisha in the US.
Where is Leisha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leisha was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Texas.