Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1909
Leafa
Leafa has 16 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1909–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Leafa since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leafa has 16 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1923.
- 16 total births
- 1909–1923 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Leafa since 1909, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 16
- total births
- 1909–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Leafa was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
6 babies were named Leafa in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Leafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leafa's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leafa at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1909
Leafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1923
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Leafa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Leafa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Leafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leafa? ▼
Leafa has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1909, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 6 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
When was Leafa most popular? ▼
Leafa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Leafa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leafa since 1909 -- 15 years through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Leafa? ▼
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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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1909–1923 (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. "Leafa: Baby Name Since 1909 - 16 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leafa. 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 Leafa 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 July 2026.