US rank #6445 Girls' name Peak 2020 201 births

Leba — #6445 US girls' name

201 babies named Leba in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s102000s462010s642020s76
#6445
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Leba was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

20 babies were named Leba in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leba

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Leba between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leba currently holds the #6445 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leba performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leba in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leba 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 201 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.

Leba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

201

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2020

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,445

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
20
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820142010200620031977 5

Leba by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
76 births that decade — 38% of Leba's all-time total
1970s51980s102000s462010s642020s76

Leba by state

Where Leba concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
41 20.4%
#2 New York
31 15.4%
New Jersey share of Leba's total US births 20.4%
Even split

41 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leba?
201 babies have been named Leba since 1977. It currently ranks #6445 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 20 births.
When was Leba most popular?
Leba was most popular in the 2020s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Leba most popular?
The top states for the name Leba are New Jersey (41 births), New York (31 births).
How long has the name Leba been used?
Leba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leberta, Lebrea, Lebria. 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, 1977–2024 (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.