Leddy
Leddy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bernard Joseph Leddy (1910–1972), United States federal judge Bruce Leddy, writer, director, and producer currently living in Los Angeles Francis Leddy OC, Ph.D.
Meaning & Origin of Leddy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leddy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bernard Joseph Leddy (1910–1972), United States federal judge Bruce Leddy, writer, director, and producer currently living in Los Angeles Francis Leddy OC, Ph.D.
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The Story of Leddy
Leddy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 28 Leddys were born — ranking #4,783 that year. As of 2026, Leddy ranks #4,783 for baby girls with 28 births, rising sharply (+118% over the past five years). In total, more than 207 Leddys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leddy
Leddy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 207 births in the dataset. Leddy's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,783. Use the chart and map above to compare Leddy'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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