How Many People Are Named Leida?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Leida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Leida peaked in popularity in 1976 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leida 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 Leida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1976
16 births
Total Registered
497
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leida
Leida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 497 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leida as a female name
Ranked #11,677 in 2020
8 female births in 2020
Peak: 1976 (16 births)
Leida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leida span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 89 babies were registered. Leida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leida by Decade
How has Leida 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.
Leida by State
Leida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leida
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leida?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Leida 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 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Leida a common name?
Leida is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 497 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leida most popular?
Leida reached peak popularity in 1976, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leida is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leida a female name?
Leida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leida Smith, Leida Johnson, Leida 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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