Is Lesa a boy or girl name?
Lesa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 11,421 US babies named Lesa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lesa since 1915
- 11,421
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 778 babies
Boys and girls named Lesa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,472 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 6,310 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,693 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 205 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,883 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,082 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,948 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,614 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,699 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,580 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,833 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,347 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,011 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,816 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,747 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,673 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,139 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,880 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,055 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,031 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,287 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,718 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,635 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,349 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,376 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,364 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,213 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,166 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,893 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,483 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,797 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,508 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,253 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,207 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,155 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,088 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 129 | #967 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 144 | #891 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 185 | #749 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 188 | #745 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 270 | #624 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 350 | #541 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 368 | #508 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 454 | #449 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 542 | #391 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 616 | #366 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 699 | #345 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 683 | #364 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 726 | #351 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,506 | 771 | #340 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,410 | 765 | #343 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 686 | #366 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 532 | #409 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 587 | #378 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 424 | #459 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 304 | #535 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 219 | #629 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 156 | #741 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #961 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,168 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,324 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,591 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,581 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,048 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,702 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,276 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,275 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,056 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,461 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,021 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,953 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,732 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,576 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,797 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,652 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lesa reached #3,506 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #340 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lesa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.