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Girl name

Leta

/ˈlɛtə/ · 100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Leta has been given to about 11,944 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɛtə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,126
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 233
  • Born in 202510
  • All time11,944

How popular is Leta?

Its best year was 1918, when 233 babies were given the name, ranking 435th. The typical living American called Leta is about 72 years old today.

Names that sound like Leta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cleta0.85
  2. Reta0.81
  3. Meta0.81
  4. Leota0.80
  5. Aleta0.80
  6. Letha0.79
  7. Oleta0.80
  8. Etta0.76

Middle names for Leta

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

Sibling names for Leta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.92
  2. Elouisesister · 0.90
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.89
  4. Otisbrother · 0.89
  5. Hughbrother · 0.88
  6. Archiebrother · 0.87

Where Leta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.