Recorded 1913–1929 Girls' name Peak 1922 26 births

Leonida — girls' name

26 babies named Leonida in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Leonida since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.

26
total births
1913–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Leonida was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Leonida in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonida

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Leonida between 1913 and 1929, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonida performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leonida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonida 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 26 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.

Leonida at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

26

Since 1913

17 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1913

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1929

Leonida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1913

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Leonida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 81% of Leonida's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonida?
26 babies have been named Leonida since 1913. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Leonida most popular?
Leonida was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Leonida been used?
Leonida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 17 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Leonida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leona, Leola, Leora, Leota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1929 (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.