Leotha
The Story of Leotha
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Leotha as a girl name dates back to 1900, when 6 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Leotha — #2,156 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Leotha on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Leotha last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 367 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Leotha on the record books as a boy name in 1920, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 9 Leothas were born — ranking #2,564 that year. About 34% of every Leotha on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Leotha last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 119 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leotha
Leotha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 367 births in the dataset. Leotha's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Leotha'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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