Recorded 1894–2001 Girls' name Peak 1922 530 births

Leeta — girls' name

530 babies named Leeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s381900s341910s881920s891930s761940s691950s721960s371970s111980s102000s6
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Leeta was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

17 babies were named Leeta in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 530 babies named Leeta between 1894 and 2001, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Leeta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeta 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 530 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.

Leeta at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

530

Since 1894

108 years of records

Peak year

1922

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1894

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2001

Leeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1894

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1922)
17
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
05101520 200119641952194319321922191318981894 8

Leeta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 17% of Leeta's all-time total
1890s381900s341910s881920s891930s761940s691950s721960s371970s111980s102000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeta?
530 babies have been named Leeta since 1894. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1922 with 17 births.
When was Leeta most popular?
Leeta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Leeta been used?
Leeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 108 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Leeta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leena, Leela, 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, 1894–2001 (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.