Girls' name · since 1893
Leocadia
Leocadia has 685 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 685
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leocadia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 685 recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leocadia has been recorded 685 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2021.
- #9,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 685 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leocadia ranks #9,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 685 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 685
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leocadia's 685 recorded births place it above 86.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Leocadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leocadia splits its recorded history at 1922: 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 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leocadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2021
- Peak year (1921)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Leocadia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (335 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Leocadia's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Leocadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
251 births
- 1920s
1920s
335 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 335 births (49% of all-time use).
How Leocadia 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 Leocadia's total volume
Leocadia by state
Where Leocadia concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 89 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 76 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 60 | 8.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
89 of 685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Leocadia's data
- Leocadia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Leocadias (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Leocadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1893–2021 (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 Leocadia 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.