The first name Leisha
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Leisha last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2002, with 14 births (#1,372).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Leisha, the 6,709th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 144 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Leisha
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leisha HaileyAmerican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1971)
Questions
- How popular is the name Leisha?
- In 2018, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Leisha, ranking 5,666th. Its peak was 2002, with 14 births.
- Is Leisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,108 US babies named Leisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leisha most popular?
- 1961 in the United States, when 144 babies were named Leisha, its highest rank at 900th.