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Girl name

Leeta

100% girls · last recorded 2001

Leeta has been given to about 530 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 221
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leeta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time530

How popular is Leeta?

Its best year was 1922, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 2228th. The typical living American called Leeta is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Leeta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leta0.91
  2. Leota0.80
  3. Leena0.76
  4. Aleta0.76
  5. Leela0.76
  6. Leesa0.76
  7. Oleta0.76
  8. Cleta0.76

Middle names for Leeta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leeta Josephine0.84
  2. Leeta Rose0.83
  3. Leeta June0.82
  4. Leeta Pearl0.82
  5. Leeta Quinn0.82
  6. Leeta Nell0.82

Sibling names for Leeta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.71
  2. Elouisesister · 0.70
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.70
  4. Otisbrother · 0.69
  5. Hughbrother · 0.68
  6. Archiebrother · 0.68

Where Leeta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leeta White0.78
    2. Leeta Reyes0.78
    3. Leeta Nguyen0.78
    4. Leeta Moore0.78
    5. Leeta Hill0.78
    6. Leeta Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leeta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.