How Many People Are Named Leila Hess?
There are approximately 8 people named Leila Hess living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Leila with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hess. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
8
1 in 42,844,292 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Leila: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Leila. The peak year was 2010 with 1,509 births. The average person named Leila today is 23 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Leila
In the 2020 Census, the first name Leila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (23.74%) and Black (10.90%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Leila in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Leila rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Hess Surname
The surname Hess was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Hess in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Leila" has an estimated frequency of 0.0115% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Hess" appears at a rate of 19.26 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Leila are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 8 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Leila Hess: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Leila Hess?
We estimate approximately 8 people named Leila Hess are alive in the United States today. The first name Leila is shared by 39,426 Americans, and the surname Hess is shared by 66,002.
How rare is the name Leila Hess?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. The first name Leila is uncommon and the surname Hess is uncommon.
Is Leila a male or female name?
Leila is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2010 and the average bearer today is 23 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Leila?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Leila was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (23.74%) and Black (10.90%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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