Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1898
Leacy
Leacy has 27 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1912 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1898–1994
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Leacy since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leacy has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1994.
- 27 total births
- 1898–1994 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Leacy since 1898, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1994.
- 27
- total births
- 1898–1994
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Leacy was born in this single decade.
1912
Single peak year
6 babies were named Leacy in 1912 - its busiest year on record.
Leacy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leacy's full recorded timeline at 1912, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1912 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leacy at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1912
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Leacy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1994
- Peak year (1912)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Leacy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Leacy's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Leacy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leacy? ▼
Leacy has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 6 babies were born in 1912, its single highest year.
When was Leacy most popular? ▼
Leacy was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Leacy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leacy since 1898 -- 97 years through the most recent 1994 data.
What names are similar to Leacy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leah, Lea, Leanne, Leanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Leacy's data
- Leacy's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leacy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leacy: Baby Name Since 1898 - 27 Births, Peak 1912." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leacy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leacy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.