How Many People Are Named Leoma?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Leoma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Leoma peaked in popularity in 1920 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leoma 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 Leoma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Leoma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1920
43 births
Total Registered
1,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leoma
Leoma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,196 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leoma as a female name
Ranked #6,450 in 1967
6 female births in 1967
Peak: 1920 (43 births)
Leoma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leoma span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 352 babies were registered. Leoma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leoma by Decade
How has Leoma 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.
Leoma by State
Birth registrations for Leoma span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, West Virginia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. On average, about 12 Leomas were registered per state.
Leoma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leoma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leoma
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leoma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leoma?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Leoma 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 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Leoma a common name?
Leoma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leoma most popular?
Leoma reached peak popularity in 1920, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leoma is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leoma a female name?
Leoma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leoma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leoma Smith, Leoma Johnson, Leoma 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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