Girls' name · since 1974
Leidy
Leidy has 871 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,782 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leidy currently ranks #5782 among girls' names in America, with 871 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Leidy recorded 871 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #5782 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #8,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,782 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 871 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leidy ranks #8,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,782 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 871 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,782 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 871
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leidy's 871 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leidy compares
871 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leidy's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leidy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 871 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leidy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leidy's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leidy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Leidy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (308 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Leidy's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Leidy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
308 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 308 births (35% of all-time use).
How Leidy 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 Leidy's total volume
Leidy by state
Where Leidy concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
104 of 871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Leidy's data
- Leidy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (308 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leidys (104 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leidy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Leidy 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.