Recorded 1904–1920 Girls' name Peak 1917 41 births

Leafie — girls' name

41 babies named Leafie in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Leafie since 1904, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1920.

41
total births
1904–1920
years on record
1910s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Leafie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Leafie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leafie

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Leafie between 1904 and 1920, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leafie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leafie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leafie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leafie 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 41 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.

Leafie at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

41

Since 1904

17 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1904

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1920

Leafie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1904

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Leafie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 56% of Leafie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leafie?
41 babies have been named Leafie since 1904. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Leafie most popular?
Leafie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Leafie been used?
Leafie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 17 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Leafie?
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, 1904–1920 (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.