Leota

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477

Peak · girls
1880 · 30 births
Debut · girls
30 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,447
since 1880

Leota over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Leota has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #282, 1880girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025—
2024#13,4776
2023#13,4626
2022#12,2437
2021#11,1468
2020#15,0885
2019#15,5395
2018—
2017#11,6158
2016#14,3316
2015—
2014—
2013#16,5475
2012—
2011#14,8246
2010—
2009—
2008—
2007—
2006—
2005—
2004—
2003—
2002—
2001—
2000—
1999—
1998—
1997—
1996—
1995—
1994—
1993—
1992—
1991#13,1475
1990#12,9585
1989—
1988—
1987—
1986—
1985#9,3076
1984—
1983#10,2755
1982#8,2247
1981#10,4115
1980#9,0956
1979#10,2105
1978#6,3859
1977#9,6525
1976#5,60110
1975#7,9846
1974#5,01111
1973#4,36213
1972#5,10910
1971#4,53412
1970#3,71216
1969#3,31817
1968#4,00012
1967#6,0426
1966#2,45324
1965#3,26415
1964#2,75221
1963#2,78020
1962#3,03317
1961#2,54323
1960#2,24627
1959#1,98532
1958#2,50621
1957#2,27624
1956#1,73837
1955#1,69137
1954#2,02727
1953#1,35851
1952#1,43945
1951#1,66533
1950#1,16163
1949#1,26552
1948#1,26752
1947#1,03174
1946#92282
1945#87374
1944#81787
1943#758104
1942#77396
1941#655117
1940#607133
1939#599126
1938#580140
1937#516162
1936#519157
1935#549136
1934#523153
1933#499164
1932#479190
1931#465193
1930#473201
1929#462205
1928#459225
1927#447240
1926#438244
1925#410281
1924#391309
1923#409266
1922#390281
1921#359340
1920#355340
1919#364311
1918#344359
1917#352314
1916#329341
1915#336312
1914#334249
1913#335207
1912#370156
1911#362121
1910#375108
1909#36899
1908#36199
1907#39879
1906#35987
1905#34796
1904#311108
1903#35182
1902#37074
1901#35274
1900#33799
1899#33977
1898#31599
1897#34871
1896#29896
1895#34666
1894#35960
1893#31971
1892#32071
1891#32559
1890#33258
1889#34951
1888#32056
1887#32443
1886#34239
1885#31342
1884#31539
1883#36625
1882#38921
1881#32524
1880#28230
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Leota was already there! It came in at #282, and was given to 30 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1983–1984, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Leota is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMNIllinois: #234 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsILWisconsin: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,327 girlsWIMichigan: #258 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsMINew York: #602 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,201 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedSDIowa: #196 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsIAIndiana: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,207 girlsINOhio: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsOHPennsylvania: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,677 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedUTColorado: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsCONebraska: #145 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 738 girlsNEMissouri: #230 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,952 girlsKYWest Virginia: #266 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNMKansas: #108 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 468 girlsKSArkansas: #342 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsARTennessee: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #157 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 734 girlsOKLouisiana: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,346 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedHITexas: #418 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,780 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Leota, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#108 · 1 in 468
  2. Nebraska#145 · 1 in 738
  3. Oklahoma#157 · 1 in 734
  4. Iowa#196 · 1 in 1,289
  5. Missouri#230 · 1 in 1,504

Best ever in a state: #97 in Kansas, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#108321 in 468
Nebraska#145161 in 738
Oklahoma#157271 in 734
Iowa#196161 in 1,289
Missouri#230191 in 1,504
Illinois#234291 in 2,008
Colorado#23851 in 1,468
Indiana#256111 in 2,207
Michigan#258151 in 2,278
West Virginia#26691 in 1,791
Ohio#272181 in 2,816
Wisconsin#31771 in 3,327
Tennessee#33591 in 2,709
Arkansas#34281 in 2,250
Louisiana#34781 in 2,346
Texas#418171 in 2,780
Kentucky#45751 in 4,952
Pennsylvania#51381 in 11,677
New York#60261 in 16,201
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Leota
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 51 spots in 1884 (#366 → #315)
  • Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1942 (#655 → #773)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #282 (30 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1880–1946
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,478
  • Highest: 1 in 2,478 girls born in 1896 were named Leota (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 270,032 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #282 in 1880, was only 1 in 3,033 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.1% of all girls named Leota (2,731) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s370#282 (1880)#333
1890s728#298 (1896)#330
1900s897#311 (1904)#355
1910s2,478#329 (1916)#350
1920s2,731#355 (1920)#412
1930s1,622#465 (1931)#520
1940s871#607 (1940)#897
1950s370#1,161 (1950)#1,785
1960s182#2,246 (1960)#3,243
1970s97#3,712 (1970)#6,256
1980s29#8,224 (1982)#9,462
1990s10#12,958 (1990)#13,053
2000s0——
2010s30#11,615 (2017)#14,571
2020s32#11,146 (2021)#13,083

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Leota in 1917

girls
#352
314 births · 1 in 3,444 girls

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #352Leota314
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 3,444 of them was named Leota, which outranked 93.4% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leota
  1. #349Augusta325
  2. #350Dorthy322
  3. #350Kate322
  4. #352Leota314
  5. #352Belle314
  6. #354Maurine313
  7. #354Mona313
  8. #356Maudie310

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1917 →