Girls' name · since 1911
Leara
Leara has 250 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
250 girls have been named Leara since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leara recorded 250 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2022.
- #17,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leara ranks #17,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leara's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leara splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2022
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Leara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (59 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Leara's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Leara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leara's data
- Leara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
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, 1911–2022 (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 Leara 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.