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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Leatha

Leatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 409th; the most babies were born in 1916 (138). More babies were named Leatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1916138 babies
Total since 1880
6,023babies recorded

Leatha popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#14,1996
1990#8,24110
1980#4,42817
1970#2,03241
1960#1,29073
1950#1,08772
1940#88366
1930#94760
1920#666118
1910#52461
1900#40967
1890#48829
1880#7986

How popular is Leatha, counting every spelling?

Leatha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Leatha?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Leatha are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 58 and 77. That makes Leatha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Leatha by state

How common Leatha was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.5×), South Carolina (2.4×), North Carolina (2.2×), Oklahoma (2.0×), Texas (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIN0.18Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMO0.16Kentucky: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKY0.15West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesAR0.21Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNC0.25South Carolina: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesSC0.27District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesOK0.23Louisiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesLA0.19Mississippi: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesMS0.40Alabama: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesAL0.17Georgia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesGA0.18Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesTX0.18Florida: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesFL0.23
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Leatha, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Leatha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leatha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Leatha

How popular is the name Leatha?

Leatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 409th; the most babies were born in 1916 (138). More babies were named Leatha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Leatha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6,023 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Leatha most popular?

In 1914–1918, Leatha was most common in Mississippi (0.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and North Carolina.