How Many People Are Named Leota?
An estimated 1,301 people in the United States have the first name Leota. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Leota peaked in popularity in 1918 with 359 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leota 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 Leota paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Leota is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
1,301
About 1 in 263,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1918
359 births
Total Registered
10,446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leota
Leota is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,446 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leota as a female name
Ranked #14,453 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (359 births)
Leota: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leota span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,731 babies were registered. Leota has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leota by Decade
How has Leota 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.
Leota by State
Birth registrations for Leota span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Ohio. The lowest are in Utah, Montana, Mississippi. On average, about 190 Leotas were registered per state.
Leota + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leota as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leota
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leota: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leota?
We estimate approximately 1,301 people named Leota 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 263,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Leota a common name?
Leota is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leota most popular?
Leota reached peak popularity in 1918, when 359 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leota is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leota a female name?
Leota is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leota Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leota Smith, Leota Johnson, Leota 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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