Recorded 1949–2013 Girls' name Peak 1990 559 births

Leaha — girls' name

559 babies named Leaha in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s321970s961980s1391990s1312000s1172010s39
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Leaha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

26 babies were named Leaha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leaha

The Social Security Administration has registered 559 babies named Leaha between 1949 and 2013, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leaha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leaha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leaha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leaha 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 559 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.

Leaha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

559

Since 1949

65 years of records

Peak year

1990

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1949

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2013

Leaha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1949

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1990)
26
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Leaha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
139 births that decade — 25% of Leaha's all-time total
1940s51960s321970s961980s1391990s1312000s1172010s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leaha?
559 babies have been named Leaha since 1949. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1990 with 26 births.
When was Leaha most popular?
Leaha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Leaha been used?
Leaha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 65 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Leaha?
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, 1949–2013 (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.