Girls' name · since 1981
Leha
54 babies named Leha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Leha recorded 54 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2012.
- #34,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leha ranks #34,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Leha's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leha's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2012
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Leha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Leha's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Leha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Leha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~31 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, 1981–2012 (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 Leha 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.