Girls' name · since 1908
Leatrice
5,864 babies named Leatrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,864
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,864 girls have been named Leatrice since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leatrice has 5,864 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2002.
- #2,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,864 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leatrice ranks #2,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,864 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,864
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leatrice's 5,864 recorded births place it above 96.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Leatrice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leatrice splits its recorded history at 1953: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 371 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leatrice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2002
- Peak year (1927)
- 371
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Leatrice by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,286 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Leatrice's strongest decade.
2,286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Leatrice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 136
1910s
136 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,286 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,199 births
- 1940s 627
1940s
627 births
- 1950s 590
1950s
590 births
- 1960s 439
1960s
439 births
- 1970s 286
1970s
286 births
- 1980s 210
1980s
210 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,286 births (39% of all-time use).
How Leatrice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leatrice's total volume
Leatrice by state
Where Leatrice concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 508 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 317 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 269 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 208 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 188 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 181 | 3.1% |
| #7 | California | | 134 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 121 | 2.1% |
508 of 5,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Leatrice appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leatrice's data
- Leatrice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,286 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leatrices (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leatrice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1908–2002 (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 Leatrice 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.