Girls' name · since 1915
Leella
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Leella, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Leella recorded 27 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2021.
- #42,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leella ranks #42,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leella's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leella's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2021
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Leella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Leella's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Leella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Leella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1915–2021 (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 Leella 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.