Girls' name · since 1893
Lealer
262 babies named Lealer in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lealer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 262 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Lealer recorded 262 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1941.
- #17,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 262 born since 1893
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lealer ranks #17,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lealer's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lealer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lealer's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lealer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1941
- Peak year (1921)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lealer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (89 births, 34% of the file).
1910s was Lealer's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lealer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s
1900s
45 births
- 1910s
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 89 births (34% of all-time use).
Lealer by state
Where Lealer concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 262 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lealer's data
- Lealer's decade-level peak was the 1910s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lealers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1893–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lealer 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 August 2026.