Girls' name · since 1956
Leeza
Leeza has 868 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
868 girls have been named Leeza since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeza has been recorded 868 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2021.
- #8,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 868 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeza ranks #8,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 868 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leeza's 868 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Leeza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leeza's full recorded timeline at 1994, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leeza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2021
- Peak year (1994)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Leeza by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (529 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Leeza's strongest decade.
529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Leeza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
529 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 529 births (61% of all-time use).
How Leeza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leeza's total volume
Leeza by state
Where Leeza concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 93 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
93 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Leeza's data
- Leeza's decade-level peak was the 1990s (529 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leezas (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leeza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1956–2021 (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 Leeza 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.