Lesedi
Lesedi is a given name meaning "light." Notable people with the name include:Lesedi Sheya Jacobs, Namibian tennis player Lesedi Kapinga, South African soccer player
- Tswana
Meaning & Origin of Lesedi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lesedi is a given name meaning "light." Notable people with the name include:Lesedi Sheya Jacobs, Namibian tennis player Lesedi Kapinga, South African soccer player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tswana
The Story of Lesedi
Lesedi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Lesedis were born — ranking #13,458 that year. As of 2026, Lesedi ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Lesedis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lesedi
Lesedi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Lesedi's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #13,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Lesedi'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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