Total births
11
Recorded 1973–1974 Girls' name Peak 1973 11 births
Leketha — girls' name
11 babies named Leketha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 girls have been named Leketha since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.
- 11
- total births
- 1973–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Leketha was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
6 babies were named Leketha in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leketha
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Leketha between 1973 and 1974, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leketha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leketha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leketha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Leketha at a glance
Last recorded 1974Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Leketha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Leketha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Leketha's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leketha? ▼
11 babies have been named Leketha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Leketha most popular? ▼
Leketha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Leketha been used? ▼
Leketha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 2 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Leketha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lekisha, Lekeisha, Lekesha, Lekeshia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.