Recorded 1914–1958 Girls' name Peak 1923 39 births

Leetha — girls' name

39 babies named Leetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s91940s51950s9
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Leetha was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Leetha in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Leetha between 1914 and 1958, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leetha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leetha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leetha 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 39 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.

Leetha at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

39

Since 1914

45 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1914

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1958

Leetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1914

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
45678910 195819471923191819151914 6

Leetha by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 41% of Leetha's all-time total
1910s161920s91940s51950s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leetha?
39 babies have been named Leetha since 1914. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Leetha most popular?
Leetha was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Leetha been used?
Leetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 45 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Leetha?
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, 1914–1958 (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.