How Many People Are Named Leita?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Leita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Leita peaked in popularity in 1916 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leita 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 Leita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Leita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1916
20 births
Total Registered
720
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leita
Leita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 720 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leita as a female name
Ranked #16,999 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1916 (20 births)
Leita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leita span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 125 babies were registered. Leita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leita by Decade
How has Leita 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.
Leita by State
Leita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leita
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leita?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Leita 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 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Leita a common name?
Leita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 720 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leita most popular?
Leita reached peak popularity in 1916, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leita is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leita a female name?
Leita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leita Smith, Leita Johnson, Leita 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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