Leta Girl
How popular is Leta?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Leta in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
4,407living people named Leta (est.)
69median age of people named Leta
11,944babies named Leta since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Leta popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▼ 513 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #4,755 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (233 girls) |
| Highest rank | #317 in 1890 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Leta counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Leta family of names ranked #4,252 for girls in 2025 (#4,128 the year before), with 17 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leta | 10 | 59% |
| Letta | 7 | 41% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Leta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 289 | #319 |
| 1890s | 666 | #317 |
| 1900s | 863 | #342 |
| 1910s | 1,663 | #400 |
| 1920s | 2,072 | #448 |
| 1930s | 1,587 | #461 |
| 1940s | 1,332 | #598 |
| 1950s | 1,439 | #691 |
| 1960s | 864 | #904 |
| 1970s | 426 | #1,772 |
| 1980s | 265 | #2,342 |
| 1990s | 156 | #4,202 |
| 2000s | 124 | #5,965 |
| 2010s | 119 | #5,795 |
| 2020s | 79 | #4,755 |
Girl names about as popular as Leta
Questions
- Is Leta a boy or girl name?
- Leta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Leta were girls.
- How popular is the name Leta?
- 10 baby girls were named Leta in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
- When was Leta most popular?
- Leta peaked in 1918, when 233 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #317 in 1890.
- How many people are named Leta?
- 11,944 babies have been named Leta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,407 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.