Recorded 1898–1994 Girls' name Peak 1912 27 births

Leacy — girls' name

27 babies named Leacy in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s121990s5
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.

What the Data Says About Leacy

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Leacy between 1898 and 1994, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leacy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leacy performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leacy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leacy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leacy at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

27

Since 1898

97 years of records

Peak year

1912

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1898

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 1994

Leacy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1898

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1912)
6
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
4.555.566.5 19941919191219011898 5

Leacy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 44% of Leacy's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leacy?
27 babies have been named Leacy since 1898. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1912 with 6 births.
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?
Leacy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 97 years of data through 1994.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.