Leward — boys' name
21 babies named Leward in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
21 boys have been named Leward since 1927, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.
- 21
- total births
- 1927–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
52% of everyone ever named Leward was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Leward in 1929 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leward
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Leward between 1927 and 1950, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leward performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leward shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leward 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 21 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.
Leward at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1927
- Peak year (1929)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1950.
21 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1929 with 6 births in a single year.
Leward by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 11 births that decade — 52% of Leward's all-time total
Leward decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Leward's strongest decade
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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, 1927–1950 (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.