How Many People Are Named Leafy?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Leafy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 99 years old, and Leafy peaked in popularity in 1894 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leafy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leafy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 99, Leafy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1937.
- Leafy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
99
years old
Peak Year
1894
13 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leafy
Leafy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 197 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leafy as a female name
Ranked #5,720 in 1950
5 female births in 1950
Peak: 1894 (13 births)
Leafy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leafy span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 74 babies were registered. Leafy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leafy by Decade
How has Leafy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leafy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leafy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leafy
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leafy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leafy?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Leafy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Leafy a common name?
Leafy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leafy most popular?
Leafy reached peak popularity in 1894, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leafy is approximately 99 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leafy a female name?
Leafy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leafy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leafy Smith, Leafy Johnson, Leafy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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