Leda
Leda was the 8641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 1920 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,588 places. More babies were named Leda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,641 girls, down 1,222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192061 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,448babies recorded
Leda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,641 | 12 |
| 2020 | #7,419 | 15 |
| 2010 | #11,821 | 9 |
| 2000 | #10,377 | 9 |
| 1990 | #5,423 | 17 |
| 1980 | #7,804 | 8 |
| 1970 | #2,555 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,804 | 40 |
| 1950 | #1,698 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,261 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,307 | 34 |
| 1920 | #934 | 61 |
| 1910 | #1,046 | 18 |
| 1900 | #789 | 22 |
| 1890 | #779 | 13 |
| 1880 | #611 | 9 |
How popular is Leda, counting every spelling?
Leda is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leda | 12 | #8,641 | 80 |
| Lida | 11 | #9,217 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leda?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leda?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Leda are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 31 and 72. That makes Leda a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leda
How popular is the name Leda?
Leda was the 8641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 1920 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,588 places. More babies were named Leda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leda in the US.