Recorded 1893–1941 Girls' name Peak 1921 262 births

Lealer — girls' name

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.

1890s181900s451910s891920s891930s161940s5
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lealer was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lealer in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lealer

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Lealer between 1893 and 1941, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lealer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lealer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lealer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lealer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lealer 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 262 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.

Lealer at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

262

Since 1893

49 years of records

Peak year

1921

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1893

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1941

Lealer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1893

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 19411927192219171912190518971893 5

Lealer by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
89 births that decade — 34% of Lealer's all-time total
1890s181900s451910s891920s891930s161940s5

Lealer by state

Where Lealer concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lealer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.9%
Alabama share of Lealer's total US births 1.9%

5 of 262 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lealer?
262 babies have been named Lealer since 1893. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
When was Lealer most popular?
Lealer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Lealer most popular?
The top states for the name Lealer are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lealer been used?
Lealer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 49 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Lealer?
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, 1893–1941 (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.