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 was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 1985 (10 births).

About the name Lessa

PronunciationLEH-suh /ˈlɛsə/
10peak births 1985
1952first in SSA data

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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