Recorded 1916–1971 Girls' name Peak 1957 66 births

Leatta — girls' name

66 babies named Leatta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Leatta was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Leatta in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leatta

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Leatta between 1916 and 1971, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leatta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leatta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leatta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leatta 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 66 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.

Leatta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

66

Since 1916

56 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1916

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1971

Leatta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1916

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Leatta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 26% of Leatta's all-time total
1910s101920s161930s51940s171950s81960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leatta?
66 babies have been named Leatta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Leatta most popular?
Leatta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Leatta been used?
Leatta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 56 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Leatta?
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, 1916–1971 (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.