Recorded 1911–2022 Girls' name Peak 1922 250 births

Leara — girls' name

250 babies named Leara in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s511930s111940s51970s51990s312000s592010s552020s7
2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Leara was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Leara in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leara

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Leara between 1911 and 2022, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Leara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leara 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 250 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.

Leara at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

250

Since 1911

112 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1911

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2022

Leara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1911

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
468101214 202220142008200119931930192319151911 8

Leara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 24% of Leara's all-time total
1910s261920s511930s111940s51970s51990s312000s592010s552020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leara?
250 babies have been named Leara since 1911. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Leara most popular?
Leara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Leara been used?
Leara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 112 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Leara?
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, 1911–2022 (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.