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.

#27,922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
93
born since 1888
1890s
peak 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.

  • #27,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 93 born since 1888
  • 1890s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leathie ranks #27,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1888, peaking in the 1890s.

#27,922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
93
born since 1888
1890s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leathie's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1890s is the heaviest window (23 births, 25% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leathie?
93 babies have been named Leathie since 1888. All-time, it sits at #27,922 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1904 with 7 births.
Where does Leathie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leathie ranks #27,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Leathie

Nearby Names Like Leathie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leathie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leathie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1888–1937 (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 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 August 2026.