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Girl name

Lesia

100% girls · last recorded 2017

Lesia has been given to about 3,180 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,896
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lesia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1965 · 280
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,180

How popular is Lesia?

Its best year was 1965, when 280 babies were given the name, ranking 574th. The typical living American called Lesia is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Lesia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leia0.85
  2. Lelia0.85
  3. Alesia0.84
  4. Alessia0.81
  5. Alexia0.74
  6. Keshia0.75
  7. Elysia0.75
  8. Lesa0.74

Middle names for Lesia

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

Sibling names for Lesia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.75
  2. Pennysister · 0.75
  3. Robinsister · 0.69
  4. Tonybrother · 0.68
  5. Reginasister · 0.68
  6. Barronbrother · 0.65

Where Lesia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.