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Leesha

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Leesha has been given to about 453 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 436
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time453

How popular is Leesha?

Its best year was 1992, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3381st. The typical living American called Leesha is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Leesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alesha0.79
  2. Leesa0.80
  3. Letha0.77
  4. Iesha0.77
  5. Kesha0.77
  6. Lakesha0.74
  7. Lesa0.71
  8. Keisha0.70

Middle names for Leesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leesha Josephine0.84
  2. Leesha Rose0.83
  3. Leesha June0.82
  4. Leesha Pearl0.82
  5. Leesha Quinn0.82
  6. Leesha Nell0.82

Sibling names for Leesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cassandrasister · 0.62
  2. Coreybrother · 0.62
  3. Aracelisister · 0.62
  4. Bethanysister · 0.62
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.61
  6. Caseyeither · 0.60

Where Leesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leesha White0.78
    2. Leesha Reyes0.78
    3. Leesha Nguyen0.78
    4. Leesha Moore0.78
    5. Leesha Hill0.78
    6. Leesha Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leesha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.