US rank #8029 Girls' name Peak 2007 386 births

Leyda — #8029 US girls' name

386 babies named Leyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s51970s491980s401990s822000s1112010s462020s45
#8029
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Leyda was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Leyda in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 386 babies named Leyda between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leyda currently holds the #8029 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leyda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leyda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leyda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leyda 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 386 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.

Leyda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

386

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,029

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 202420182009200319971990198019711959 8

Leyda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 29% of Leyda's all-time total
1950s81960s51970s491980s401990s822000s1112010s462020s45

Leyda by state

Where Leyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 6.0%
#2 New York
5 1.3%
California share of Leyda's total US births 6.0%
Even split

23 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leyda?
386 babies have been named Leyda since 1959. It currently ranks #8029 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Leyda most popular?
Leyda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Leyda most popular?
The top states for the name Leyda are California (23 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Leyda been used?
Leyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leyla, Leylani, Leyna, Leya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.