Girls' name · since 1912
Leida
Leida has 497 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 497
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
497 girls have been named Leida since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leida has been recorded 497 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2020.
- #11,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 497 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leida ranks #11,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 497 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 497
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leida's 497 recorded births place it above 83.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Leida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leida's full recorded timeline at 1971, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2020
- Peak year (1976)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Leida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (89 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Leida's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Leida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 89 births (18% of all-time use).
Leida by state
Where Leida concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
38 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Leida's data
- Leida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leidas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1912–2020 (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 Leida 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.