Lessa

LEH-suh /ˈlɛsə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Lessa is a very rare variant of Lessie that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Lessa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2001. Lessa first appears in 1952 and peaked in 1985 (10 births).

About the name Lessa

PronunciationLEH-suh /ˈlɛsə/
10peak births 1985
1952first appeared

Names similar to Lessa

How popular is Lessa?

Girls named Lessa
1952196019701980199020002001
Girls named Lessa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1952–2001 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2001)

Lessa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200155#16,837
19915#14,424
19885#12,972
19875#12,384
19868#8,155
198510#6,740
19846#9,828
19836#9,685
19816#9,802
19805#11,344
19797#8,557
19706#7,566
19696#7,082
19685#7,642
19657#5,565
19647#5,776
19637#5,635
19627#5,585
19615#7,109
19605#6,892
19588#4,728
19575#6,617
19567#5,087
19525#6,027