Leata
The Leata was an automobile manufactured by Stinebaugh Manufacturing Inc, founded by Donald E. Stinebaugh (1916-1992) with his son Leonard D. "Sonny" Stinebaugh (1946-2001) in Post Falls, Idaho.
Meaning & Origin of Leata
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The Leata was an automobile manufactured by Stinebaugh Manufacturing Inc, founded by Donald E. Stinebaugh (1916-1992) with his son Leonard D. "Sonny" Stinebaugh (1946-2001) in Post Falls, Idaho.
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The Story of Leata
American parents first put Leata on the record books as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 9 Leatas were born — ranking #3,340 that year. About 43% of every Leata on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Leata last appeared in the published SSA data in 1950, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 61 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Leata
Leata is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Leata's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Leata's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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