Girls' name · since 1924

Leada

Leada has 11 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#53,532 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1940s
peak decade

Leada sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1924.

Leada has 11 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1940.

  • #53,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1924
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leada ranks #53,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.

#53,532 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1940s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Leada's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Leada splits its recorded history at 1940: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Leada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19241940 6

Leada by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1940s was Leada's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Leada births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leada?
Since 1924, Social Security records show 11 babies named Leada. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,532 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1940, with 6 births.
Where does Leada sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leada ranks #53,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leada most popular?
Leada was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Leada been used?
The SSA has tracked Leada since 1924 -- 17 years through the most recent 1940 data.
What names are similar to Leada?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1924–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Leada 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 August 2026.