Recorded 1926–1967 Girls' name Peak 1967 21 births

Leath — girls' name

21 babies named Leath in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s101960s6

The verdict

21 girls have been named Leath since 1926, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1967.

21
total births
1926–1967
years on record
1940s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Leath was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

6 babies were named Leath in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leath

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Leath between 1926 and 1967, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leath currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leath performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leath shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leath 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 21 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.

Leath at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

21

Since 1926

42 years of records

Peak year

1967

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1926

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1967

Leath popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1926

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1967)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 1967194819441926 5

Leath by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 48% of Leath's all-time total
1920s51940s101960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leath?
21 babies have been named Leath since 1926. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1967 with 6 births.
When was Leath most popular?
Leath was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Leath been used?
Leath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 42 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Leath?
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, 1926–1967 (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.