Recorded 1956–2021 Girls' name Peak 1994 868 births

Leeza — girls' name

868 babies named Leeza in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s341970s181980s1161990s5292000s1152010s402020s6
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Leeza was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

108 babies were named Leeza in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeza

The Social Security Administration has registered 868 babies named Leeza between 1956 and 2021, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leeza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 529 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leeza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 93 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leeza in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeza 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 868 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.

Leeza at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

868

Since 1956

66 years of records

Peak year

1994

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1956

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2021

Leeza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1956

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1994)
108
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Leeza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
529 births that decade — 61% of Leeza's all-time total
1950s101960s341970s181980s1161990s5292000s1152010s402020s6

Leeza by state

Where Leeza concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leeza
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%
California share of Leeza's total US births 10.7%
Even split

93 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeza?
868 babies have been named Leeza since 1956. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1994 with 108 births.
When was Leeza most popular?
Leeza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 529 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Leeza most popular?
The top states for the name Leeza are California (93 births), Texas (47 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Leeza been used?
Leeza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 66 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Leeza?
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, 1956–2021 (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.