Girls' name · since 1880
Leitha
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 731 babies named Leitha, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 731
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
731 girls have been named Leitha since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leitha recorded 731 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1977.
- #9,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 731 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leitha ranks #9,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 731 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 731
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leitha's 731 recorded births place it above 87.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leitha's full recorded timeline at 1936, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1977
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Leitha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (131 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Leitha's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Leitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
131 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 131 births (18% of all-time use).
How Leitha 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 Leitha's total volume
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What to do with Leitha's data
- Leitha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Leitha: 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 (~97 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, 1880–1977 (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 Leitha 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.