Leesa
Leesa is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Leesa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leesa is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Leesa
The earliest SSA record of Leesa as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 6 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 318 newborns named Leesa — #525 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Leesas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Leesas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Leesa
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About the name Leesa
Leesa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Leesa's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #525. Use the chart and map above to compare Leesa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.