Leta
Leta was the 9827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 319th; the most babies were born in 1918 (233). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,638 places. More babies were named Leta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,827 girls, down 4,994 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918233 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,944babies recorded
Leta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,827 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4,833 | 27 |
| 2010 | #10,186 | 11 |
| 2000 | #8,330 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,321 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,374 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,793 | 50 |
| 1960 | #906 | 136 |
| 1950 | #736 | 137 |
| 1940 | #604 | 134 |
| 1930 | #461 | 213 |
| 1920 | #448 | 225 |
| 1910 | #401 | 97 |
| 1900 | #348 | 93 |
| 1890 | #320 | 63 |
| 1880 | #397 | 18 |
How popular is Leta, counting every spelling?
Leta is the most common spelling of a name family that had 17 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leta | 10 | #9,827 | 52 |
| Leota | — | — | 27 |
| Letta | 7 | #12,628 | 25 |
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 Leta?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leta 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leta?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Leta are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 54 and 77. That makes Leta a name most people associate with older generations.
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 Leta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leta
How popular is the name Leta?
Leta was the 9827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 319th; the most babies were born in 1918 (233). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,638 places. More babies were named Leta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leta in the US.