The first name Lesia
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Ukrainian Леся (Lesja)
Lesia is a short form of
- Olesya
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lesia last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lesia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lesia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 5 girls born in the United States were named Lesia, the 17,346th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1965, when 280 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Lessia
- Lesya
Questions
- What does the name Lesia mean?
- From Ukrainian Леся (Lesja)
- How popular is the name Lesia?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lesia, ranking 5,687th.
- Is Lesia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,180 US babies named Lesia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lesia most popular?
- 1965 in the United States, when 280 babies were named Lesia, its highest rank at 574th.
- What are other spellings of Lesia?
- Lessia and Lesya.