Leshawn
The Story of Leshawn
As a girl name
Leshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 28 Leshawns were born — ranking #2,616 that year. As of 2026, Leshawn ranks #8,132 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 312 Leshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Leshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 27 Leshawns were born — ranking #1,828 that year. As of 2026, Leshawn ranks #9,707 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 800 Leshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leshawn
Leshawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 800 births in the dataset. Leshawn's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #1,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Leshawn'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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