Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1916
Leonita
29 babies named Leonita in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1916–1962
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
29 girls have been named Leonita since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leonita has 29 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1962.
- 29 total births
- 1916–1962 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Leonita since 1916, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1962.
- 29
- total births
- 1916–1962
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Leonita was born in this single decade.
1930
Single peak year
7 babies were named Leonita in 1930 - its busiest year on record.
Leonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leonita splits its recorded history at 1953: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leonita at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Leonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1962
- Peak year (1930)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Leonita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Leonita's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Leonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Leonita? ▼
Leonita has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1962. 7 babies were born in 1930, its single highest year.
When was Leonita most popular? ▼
Leonita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Leonita been used? ▼
Records for Leonita go back to 1916, giving 47 years of history through 1962.
What names are similar to Leonita? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Leonita
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Leonita: Baby Name Since 1916 - 29 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/leonita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Leonita 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 July 2026.