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Girl name

Leisa

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Leisa has been given to about 4,969 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 4,526
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 344
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,969

How popular is Leisa?

Its best year was 1958, when 344 babies were given the name, ranking 523rd. The typical living American called Leisa is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Leisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lisa0.80
  2. Leila0.79
  3. Luisa0.80
  4. Lesa0.80
  5. Leia0.79
  6. Leesa0.80
  7. Melissa0.73
  8. Leigha0.76

Middle names for Leisa

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

Sibling names for Leisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.79
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.79
  3. Robinsister · 0.75
  4. Gwensister · 0.75
  5. Rockybrother · 0.74
  6. Tonybrother · 0.73

Where Leisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.