How Many People Are Named Leeila?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Leeila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Leeila peaked in popularity in 2017 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leeila 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 Leeila paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leeila is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2017
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leeila
Leeila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leeila as a female name
Ranked #15,150 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 2017 (6 births)
Leeila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leeila span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6 babies were registered. Leeila remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Leeila by Decade
How has Leeila 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.
Leeila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leeila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leeila
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leeila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leeila?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Leeila 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 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Leeila a common name?
Leeila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leeila most popular?
Leeila reached peak popularity in 2017, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leeila is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leeila a female name?
Leeila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leeila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leeila Smith, Leeila Johnson, Leeila 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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