Leafy — girls' name

What the Data Says About Leafy

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Leafy between 1887 and 1950, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leafy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leafy performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leafy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leafy 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 197 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.