Leshaun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- luh-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Leshaun is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leshaun mean?
Modern: Le- prefix plus Shaun
Built on Shaun, a spelling of the Irish Sean (John), with the Le- prefix.
Is Leshaun a girl's or a boy's name?
Leshaun is a boys' name.
How popular is Leshaun in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Leshaun in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leshaun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Names like Leshaun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aj Ravi Rishi Avi Arjun Vivaan Javin Krishiv Pranav Imran Draven Arman
Names related to Leshaun
More Modern names
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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, “Leshaun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leshaun, updated 20 October 2026.