Girls' name · since 1952
Leza
304 babies named Leza in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leza sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 304 recorded since 1952.
Leza has 304 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1994.
- #15,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leza ranks #15,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leza's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leza's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1994
- Peak year (1962)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Leza by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (137 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Leza's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Leza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 137 births (45% of all-time use).
Leza by state
Where Leza concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 304 births nationwide.
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- Leza's decade-level peak was the 1960s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lezas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1952–1994 (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 Leza 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.