Girls' name · since 1888

Leathie

Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Leathie, peaking in 1904. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

93
total births
1888–1937
years on record
1890s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade

Leathie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 93 have been recorded since 1888.

Leathie has 93 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1937.

  • 93 total births
  • 1888–1937 years on record
  • 1890s peak decade
  • 25% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

93 girls have been named Leathie since 1888, peaking in the 1890s, last recorded in 1937.

93
total births
1888–1937
years on record
1890s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1890s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Leathie was born in this single decade.

1904
Single peak year

7 babies were named Leathie in 1904 - its busiest year on record.

Leathie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leathie's full recorded timeline at 1907, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1904 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leathie at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

93

Since 1888

50 years of records

Peak year

1904

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1888

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1937

Leathie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1937

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1904)
7
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1888189419011908191519301937 5

Leathie by decade

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

1890s was Leathie's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Leathie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1890s at 23 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leathie?
93 babies have been named Leathie since 1888. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1904 with 7 births.
When was Leathie most popular?
Leathie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1904.
How long has the name Leathie been used?
Records for Leathie go back to 1888, giving 50 years of history through 1937.
What names are similar to Leathie?
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.

What to do with Leathie's data

  • Leathie's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1930s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1888–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leathie: Baby Name Since 1888 - 93 Births, Peak 1904." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leathie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Leathie 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 June 2026.