Recorded 1897–1967 Girls' name Peak 1904 251 births

Leathia — girls' name

251 babies named Leathia in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1904. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s371910s421920s581930s611940s271950s71960s13
1930s
Peak decade

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

1904
Single peak year

10 babies were named Leathia in 1904 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leathia

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Leathia between 1897 and 1967, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leathia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1904, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leathia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leathia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leathia 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 251 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.

Leathia at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

251

Since 1897

71 years of records

Peak year

1904

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1897

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1967

Leathia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1897

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1904)
10
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
4681012 19671946193519291923191619071897 6

Leathia by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
61 births that decade — 24% of Leathia's all-time total
1890s61900s371910s421920s581930s611940s271950s71960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leathia?
251 babies have been named Leathia since 1897. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1904 with 10 births.
When was Leathia most popular?
Leathia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1904.
How long has the name Leathia been used?
Leathia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 71 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Leathia?
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, 1897–1967 (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.