The baby name Lesa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1951 to 1989. It was most popular in 1962 with 1,127 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lesa has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 30 |
| 1953 | 16 |
| 1954 | 124 |
| 1955 | 232 |
| 1956 | 337 |
| 1957 | 482 |
| 1958 | 714 |
| 1959 | 653 |
| 1960 | 881 |
| 1961 | 1,028 |
| 1962 | 1,127 |
| 1963 | 896 |
| 1964 | 840 |
| 1965 | 841 |
| 1966 | 736 |
| 1967 | 667 |
| 1968 | 538 |
| 1969 | 435 |
| 1970 | 390 |
| 1971 | 270 |
| 1972 | 121 |
| 1973 | 136 |
| 1974 | 104 |
| 1975 | 78 |
| 1976 | 66 |
| 1977 | 60 |
| 1978 | 29 |
| 1979 | 57 |
| 1980 | 28 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 18 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1989 | 5 |