Leidy
Leidy was the 5834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 3291st with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 902 places. More babies were named Leidy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,834 girls, down 421 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200650 babies
- Total since 1880
- 871babies recorded
Leidy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,834 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,413 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,457 | 33 |
| 2000 | #5,246 | 22 |
| 1990 | #6,697 | 13 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leidy, counting every spelling?
Leidy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Leidy?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leidy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leidy 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leidy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leidy?
About 900 people born in the US named Leidy are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Leidy mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Leidy by state
How common Leidy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leidy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leidy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leidy
How popular is the name Leidy?
Leidy was the 5834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 3291st with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 902 places. More babies were named Leidy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Leidy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leidy in the US.
Where is Leidy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leidy was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.