Girls' name · since 1893
Leita
Leita has 720 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 720
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Leita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 720 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Leita recorded 720 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2002.
- #9,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 720 born since 1893
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leita ranks #9,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 720 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 720
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Leita's 720 recorded births place it above 87.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Leita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leita splits its recorded history at 1935: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2002
- Peak year (1916)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Leita by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (125 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Leita's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Leita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 29
1890s
29 births
- 1900s
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
105 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 125 births (17% of all-time use).
How Leita 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 Leita's total volume
Leita by state
Where Leita concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 720 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leita's data
- Leita's decade-level peak was the 1910s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Leita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1893–2002 (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 Leita 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.