How Many People Are Named Leonda?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Leonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Leonda peaked in popularity in 1980 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonda 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 Leonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1980
13 births
Total Registered
213
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonda
Leonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 213 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leonda as a female name
Ranked #12,403 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1980 (13 births)
Leonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonda span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 62 babies were registered. Leonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leonda by Decade
How has Leonda 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.
Leonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonda
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Leonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonda?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Leonda 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 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonda a common name?
Leonda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 213 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonda most popular?
Leonda reached peak popularity in 1980, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonda is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonda a female name?
Leonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonda Smith, Leonda Johnson, Leonda 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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