girl's name
Leissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 87
Leissa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
Leissa over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2006, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2006, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s (to 2006) | 5 |
| 2010s (to 2006) | 15 |
| 2020s (to 2006) | 25 |
How popular is Leissa?
In 2025, Leissa was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leissa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leissa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Leïssa | Leïssa is a rare spelling of Leissa, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Leissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leissa
How popular is the name Leissa?
In 2025, Leissa was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Leissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leissa most popular?
Leissa peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Leissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leissa currently ranks #4,632 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.