How Many People Are Named Leatha?
An estimated 1,853 people in the United States have the first name Leatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Leatha peaked in popularity in 1916 with 138 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leatha 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 Leatha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Leatha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,853
About 1 in 184,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1916
138 births
Total Registered
6,023
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leatha
Leatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,023 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leatha as a female name
Ranked #14,199 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1916 (138 births)
Leatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leatha span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,016 babies were registered. Leatha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leatha by Decade
How has Leatha 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.
Leatha by State
Birth registrations for Leatha span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania. On average, about 96 Leathas were registered per state.
Leatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leatha
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leatha?
We estimate approximately 1,853 people named Leatha 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 184,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Leatha a common name?
Leatha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,023 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leatha most popular?
Leatha reached peak popularity in 1916, when 138 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leatha is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leatha a female name?
Leatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leatha Smith, Leatha Johnson, Leatha 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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