Recorded 1909–1923 Girls' name Peak 1923 16 births

Leafa — girls' name

16 babies named Leafa in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Leafa

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Leafa between 1909 and 1923, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leafa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leafa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leafa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leafa 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 16 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.

Leafa at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

16

Since 1909

15 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1909

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1923

Leafa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1909

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 192319201909 5

Leafa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Leafa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leafa?
16 babies have been named Leafa since 1909. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
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?
Leafa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 15 years of data through 1923.
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.

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, 1909–1923 (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.