Recorded 1912–1989 Girls' name Peak 1938 519 births

Leetta — girls' name

519 babies named Leetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s471920s851930s871940s1001950s941960s691970s271980s10
1940s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Leetta was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

17 babies were named Leetta in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 519 babies named Leetta between 1912 and 1989, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leetta 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 519 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.

Leetta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

519

Since 1912

78 years of records

Peak year

1938

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1912

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1989

Leetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1912

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1938)
17
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 19891964195619471939193019211912 5

Leetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
100 births that decade — 19% of Leetta's all-time total
1910s471920s851930s871940s1001950s941960s691970s271980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leetta?
519 babies have been named Leetta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1938 with 17 births.
When was Leetta most popular?
Leetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Leetta been used?
Leetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 78 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Leetta?
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.

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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, 1912–1989 (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.