Girls' name · since 1908
Leoria
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Leoria, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leoria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Leoria recorded 35 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1927.
- #39,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leoria ranks #39,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leoria's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leoria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leoria's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leoria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1927
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Leoria by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Leoria's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Leoria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leoria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1908–1927 (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 Leoria 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.