Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Lesa

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1962
Peak era
1962
Peak births
771
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Boomer
1915Peak 19622025
peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Lesa

How many people are named Lesa?

An estimated 9,922 living Americans are named Lesa.

How rare is Lesa?

Lesa fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Lesa?

The median age of a living American named Lesa is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 57 and 66 years old.

Is Lesa still popular?

Not especially. Lesa has been declining since its 1962 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year
1962
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
11,409

Lesa spread fast — broke out in Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas (1958) and ran high in 15 states within a decade.

Broke out: Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, 1958 · over-represented in 15 states over 8 years

Alabama: broke out 1960 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 1958 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 1958 IN Iowa: broke out 1959 IA Kansas: broke out 1960 KS Kentucky: broke out 1959 KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 1960 MS Missouri: broke out 1958 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: broke out 1962 NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 1966 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1958 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 1958 TN Texas: broke out 1958 TX Utah: broke out 1964 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: broke out 1962 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY