How Many People Are Named Leeta?
An estimated 155 people in the United States have the first name Leeta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Leeta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leeta 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 Leeta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Leeta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
155
About 1 in 2,211,318 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1922
17 births
Total Registered
530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leeta
Leeta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 530 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leeta as a female name
Ranked #14,566 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1922 (17 births)
Leeta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leeta span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 89 babies were registered. Leeta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leeta by Decade
How has Leeta 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.
Leeta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leeta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leeta
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Leeta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leeta?
We estimate approximately 155 people named Leeta 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 2,211,318 Americans share this first name.
Is Leeta a common name?
Leeta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leeta most popular?
Leeta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leeta is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leeta a female name?
Leeta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leeta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leeta Smith, Leeta Johnson, Leeta 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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