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Girl name

Leida

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Leida has been given to about 497 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 412
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leida per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1976 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time497

How popular is Leida?

Its best year was 1976, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 4066th. The typical living American called Leida is about 49 years old today.

Names that sound like Leida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leila0.79
  2. Leia0.79
  3. Lida0.80
  4. Leisa0.79
  5. Leigha0.76
  6. Freida0.75
  7. Glenda0.70
  8. Lyda0.71

Middle names for Leida

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

Sibling names for Leida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.73
  2. Claybrother · 0.69
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.69
  4. Barronbrother · 0.69
  5. Angiesister · 0.67
  6. Jolenesister · 0.67

Where Leida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.