Boy or Girl

Is Leatha a boy or girl name?

Leatha was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,023 US babies named Leatha were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Leatha since 1880
6,023
Most popular year
1916
138 babies
Babies named Leatha each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Leatha from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Leatha, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0121100%
1890s0317100%
1900s0465100%
1910s0959100%
1920s01,016100%
1930s0721100%
1940s0666100%
1950s0680100%
1960s0619100%
1970s0258100%
1980s0128100%
1990s067100%
2000s06100%
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–6#14,199
19990–0–
19980–7#11,856
19970–7#11,523
19960–11#7,891
19950–7#11,210
19940–0–
19930–9#9,181
19920–9#9,171
19910–7#10,949
19900–10#8,241
19890–5#13,579
19880–8#8,844
19870–16#4,980
19860–5#11,945
19850–20#4,069
19840–12#5,716
19830–13#5,312
19820–13#5,386
19810–19#4,088
19800–17#4,428
19790–16#4,519
19780–16#4,373
19770–22#3,439
19760–26#2,905
19750–25#2,924
19740–33#2,370
19730–20#3,296
19720–29#2,486
19710–30#2,517
19700–41#2,030
19690–45#1,860
19680–46#1,740
19670–51#1,590
19660–61#1,410
19650–82#1,191
19640–76#1,273
19630–62#1,418
19620–57#1,481
19610–66#1,384
19600–73#1,290
19590–69#1,295
19580–66#1,308
19570–57#1,402
19560–75#1,206
19550–69#1,214
19540–58#1,304
19530–66#1,195
19520–69#1,142
19510–79#1,045
19500–72#1,087
19490–70#1,073
19480–67#1,089
19470–76#1,019
19460–56#1,139
19450–67#931
19440–67#952
19430–76#897
19420–45#1,188
19410–76#834
19400–66#883
19390–48#1,030
19380–70#849
19370–66#851
19360–77#772
19350–68#837
19340–87#716
19330–82#728
19320–75#785
19310–88#718
19300–60#947
19290–80#784
19280–79#811
19270–96#733
19260–99#731
19250–102#731
19240–108#716
19230–100#728
19220–100#728
19210–134#642
19200–118#666
19190–107#678
19180–126#629
19170–113#640
19160–138#571
19150–118#604
19140–76#669
19130–83#564
19120–84#533
19110–53#589
19100–61#524
19090–48#557
19080–46#549
19070–49#515
19060–41#551
19050–56#453
19040–35#573
19030–50#454
19020–35#551
19010–38#493
19000–67#409
18990–28#587
18980–37#515
18970–41#461
18960–41#455
18950–34#507
18940–37#460
18930–32#481
18920–21#629
18910–17#654
18900–29#488
18890–26#494
18880–11#818
18870–20#504
18860–11#713
18850–10#717
18840–10#710
18830–11#599
18820–5#978
18810–11#522
18800–6#798

Highest rank

Leatha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #409 in 1900. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Leatha

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.