Girls' name · since 1969

Leronda

64 babies named Leronda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,145 of 72,339
all-time among girls
64
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade

Leronda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1969.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leronda has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1988.

  • #32,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 64 born since 1969
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leronda ranks #32,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.

#32,145 of 72,339
all-time among girls
64
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leronda's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leronda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leronda's full recorded timeline at 1978, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leronda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 196919721975197619781979198019871988 8

Leronda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 45% of the file).

1970s was Leronda's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Leronda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leronda?
Leronda has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,145 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 10 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Leronda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leronda ranks #32,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leronda most popular?
Leronda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Leronda been used?
Records for Leronda go back to 1969, giving 20 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Leronda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lera, Leroy, Lerin, Lerlene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Leronda's data

  • Leronda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1980s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leronda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leronda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–1988 (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 Leronda 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.