How Many People Are Named Leta?
An estimated 3,718 people in the United States have the first name Leta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Leta peaked in popularity in 1918 with 233 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leta 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 Leta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,718
About 1 in 92,188 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1918
233 births
Total Registered
11,934
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leta
Leta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,934 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leta as a female name
Ranked #9,267 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (233 births)
Leta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,072 babies were registered. Leta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leta by Decade
How has Leta 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.
Leta by State
Birth registrations for Leta span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in South Carolina, Montana, Mississippi. On average, about 178 Letas were registered per state.
Leta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leta
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leta?
We estimate approximately 3,718 people named Leta 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 92,188 Americans share this first name.
Is Leta a common name?
Leta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,934 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leta most popular?
Leta reached peak popularity in 1918, when 233 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leta is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leta a female name?
Leta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leta Smith, Leta Johnson, Leta 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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