Recorded 1916–1962 Girls' name Peak 1930 29 births

Leonita — girls' name

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.

1910s61930s71950s61960s10

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.

What the Data Says About Leonita

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Leonita between 1916 and 1962, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leonita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonita 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 29 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.

Leonita at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

29

Since 1916

47 years of records

Peak year

1930

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1916

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1962

Leonita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1916

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19621960195319301916 6

Leonita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 34% of Leonita's all-time total
1910s61930s71950s61960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonita?
29 babies have been named Leonita since 1916. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1930 with 7 births.
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?
Leonita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 47 years of data 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.

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, 1916–1962 (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.