Leesa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
Leesa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leesa mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Lisa, a short form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
A phonetic spelling of Lisa, which began as a short form of Elizabeth.
Is Leesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Leesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Leesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 318 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Leesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 44 | #2,697 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 50 | #2,333 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 48 | #2,169 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 49 | #2,046 |
| 1982 | 41 | #2,369 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,886 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,814 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,922 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,729 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,571 |
| 1974 | 41 | #2,029 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,805 |
| 1972 | 88 | #1,212 |
| 1971 | 81 | #1,322 |
| 1970 | 92 | #1,212 |
| 1969 | 115 | #1,007 |
| 1968 | 147 | #841 |
| 1967 | 119 | #935 |
| 1966 | 122 | #913 |
| 1965 | 121 | #915 |
| 1964 | 127 | #932 |
| 1963 | 159 | #827 |
| 1962 | 133 | #916 |
| 1961 | 199 | #737 |
| 1960 | 197 | #721 |
| 1959 | 190 | #735 |
| 1958 | 201 | #696 |
| 1957 | 186 | #733 |
| 1956 | 318 | #524 |
| 1955 | 69 | #1,208 |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,408 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,564 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,679 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,576 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,120 |
| 1949 | 16 | #2,513 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Names like Leesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lisa Summer Shayla Faiza Zayra Uma Shifra Zaira Farah Leeba Liba Sabrina
Names related to Leesa
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leesa, updated 20 October 2026.