Leitha
The Leitha is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is 120.8 km (75.1 mi) long. Its basin area is 2,138 km2 (825 sq mi).
Meaning & Origin of Leitha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Leitha is a river in Austria and Hungary, a right tributary of the Danube. It is 120.8 km (75.1 mi) long. Its basin area is 2,138 km2 (825 sq mi).
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Etymology
The Story of Leitha
Leitha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 22 Leithas were born — ranking #1,630 that year. As of 2026, Leitha ranks #6,892 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 731 Leithas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leitha
Leitha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 731 births in the dataset. Leitha's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,630. Use the chart and map above to compare Leitha'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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