Leisa
Leisa is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Leisa Goddard, Australian television journalist Leisa Goodman, American Scientologist Leisa King, English field hockey player
Meaning & Origin of Leisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leisa is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Leisa Goddard, Australian television journalist Leisa Goodman, American Scientologist Leisa King, English field hockey player
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The Story of Leisa
The earliest SSA record of Leisa as a baby girl name dates back to 1948, when 6 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 344 newborns named Leisa — #523 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Leisas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Leisas 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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About the name Leisa
Leisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Leisa's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #523. Use the chart and map above to compare Leisa'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 .
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