Total births
567
Girls' name · since 1949
Leaha
Leaha has 567 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 567
- total births
- 1949–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Leaha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 567 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Leaha recorded 567 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- 567 total births
- 1949–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
567 girls have been named Leaha since 1949, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 567
- total births
- 1949–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
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.
Leaha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leaha's full recorded timeline at 1989, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leaha at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Leaha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Leaha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Leaha's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Leaha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 139 births (25% of all-time use).
How Leaha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leaha's total volume
Leaha vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leaha? ▼
Since 1949, Social Security records show 567 babies named Leaha. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Leaha since 1949 -- 77 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Leaha's data
- Leaha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Leaha
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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, 1949–2025 (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. "Leaha: Baby Name Since 1949 - 567 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leaha. 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 Leaha 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.