Girls' name · since 1880

Leta

11,944 babies named Leta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,501 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,461 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
11,944
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

11,944 babies have been named Leta since 1880, making it today's #9461 girls' name.

Leta has 11,944 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9461 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,461 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 11,944 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leta ranks #1,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,461 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,944 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1,501 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,461 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
11,944
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%45.3%
Leta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Leta's 11,944 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

33 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Leta compares

11,944 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Leta's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leta Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 11,944 376 567,345
Peak-year births 233 21 19,840

Leta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Leta splits its recorded history at 1952: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 233 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Leta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
233
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150200250 188018991918193719561975199420142025 10

Leta by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (2,072 births, 17% of the file).

1920s was Leta's strongest decade.

2,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Leta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,072 births (17% of all-time use).

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

How Leta compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leta's total volume

Leta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -15, 11%-74, 3.4%-136, 2.5%-74, 3.7%-120, 1.9%-58, 6.4%-144, 2.6%-108, 13.6%-125, 4.7%-66, 4%-39, 14.1%-93, 3.5%-37, 5.9%-45, 11.1%-146, 3%Leta-146, 2%Leta
Leta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Leta by state

Where Leta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,338 11.2%
#2 Oklahoma
721 6.0%
#3 Missouri
694 5.8%
#4 Illinois
427 3.6%
#5 California
410 3.4%
#6 Kansas
281 2.4%
#7 Arkansas
248 2.1%
#8 New York
230 1.9%
Texas share of Leta's total US births 11.2%
Even split

1,338 of 11,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Leta appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leta? ▼
11,944 babies have been named Leta since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,501 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,461 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 233 births.
Where does Leta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leta ranks #1,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,461 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leta most popular? ▼
Leta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,072 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Leta most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Leta are Texas (1,338 births), Oklahoma (721 births), Missouri (694 births).
How long has the name Leta been used? ▼
Records for Leta go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Leta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leticia, Letha, Letitia, Lettie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Leta's data

  • Leta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,072 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Letas (1,338 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Leta

Nearby Names Like Leta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leta

Leticia Girl
#1708 42,984 births
Letha Girl
19,137 births
Letitia Girl
11,408 births
Lettie Girl
#756 11,097 births
Letty Girl
#1382 4,615 births

Compare Leta side by side: Leta vs Leticia Leta vs Letha Leta vs Letitia

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Leta

Annetta #9460
8,814 births · Peak 1941
Charles #9462
12,476 births · Peak 1927
Jannie #9459
14,829 births · Peak 1924
Maudie #9463
11,851 births · Peak 1918
Alberta #9458
70,365 births · Peak 1919
Inga #9464
4,127 births · Peak 1969
Bettie #9457
38,395 births · Peak 1924
Delphia #9465
4,251 births · Peak 1924

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leta: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Leta 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.