Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Leta

#1,465 most common girls' name of all time · #2,526 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,465
Rank overall
#2,526 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
11,944
Since 2016
135
Peak year
1918 #435
Best rank
#319 1890
Girls Boys peak 233/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Leta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 10 — 10 #9,461
2024 11 — 11 #8,947
2023 13 — 13 #8,058
2022 8 — 8 #11,236
2021 10 — 10 #9,572
2020 27 — 27 #4,757
2019 14 — 14 #7,720
2018 13 — 13 #8,150
2017 14 — 14 #7,844
2016 15 — 15 #7,604
2015 9 — 9 #10,870
2014 22 — 22 #5,799
2013 8 — 8 #11,970
2011 13 — 13 #8,618
2010 11 — 11 #9,792
2009 6 — 6 #15,248
2008 11 — 11 #10,086
2007 12 — 12 #9,541
2006 11 — 11 #9,903
2005 16 — 16 #7,140
2004 20 — 20 #5,970
2003 7 — 7 #12,412
2002 15 — 15 #7,049
2001 14 — 14 #7,321
2000 12 — 12 #8,030
1999 15 — 15 #6,490
1998 14 — 14 #6,724
1997 12 — 12 #7,290
1996 16 — 16 #5,776
1995 11 — 11 #7,525
1994 17 — 17 #5,453
1993 14 — 14 #6,271
1992 10 — 10 #8,069
1991 24 — 24 #4,212
1990 23 — 23 #4,230
1989 27 — 27 #3,677
1988 21 — 21 #4,174
1987 24 — 24 #3,626
1986 17 — 17 #4,542
1985 16 — 16 #4,641
1984 30 — 30 #2,917
1983 25 — 25 #3,245
1982 35 — 35 #2,649
1981 29 — 29 #2,991
1980 41 — 41 #2,345
1979 47 — 47 #2,116
1978 33 — 33 #2,581
1977 47 — 47 #2,027
1976 38 — 38 #2,211
1975 35 — 35 #2,323
1974 35 — 35 #2,259
1973 49 — 49 #1,773
1972 42 — 42 #1,947
1971 50 — 50 #1,773
1970 50 — 50 #1,786
1969 63 — 63 #1,480
1968 65 — 65 #1,389
1967 65 — 65 #1,362
1966 64 — 64 #1,369
1965 65 — 65 #1,367
1964 87 — 87 #1,182
1963 90 — 90 #1,151
1962 100 — 100 #1,081
1961 129 — 129 #952
1960 136 — 136 #905
1959 112 — 112 #997
1958 119 — 119 #947
1957 136 — 136 #871
1956 136 — 136 #850
1955 142 — 142 #811
1954 183 — 183 #692
1953 170 — 170 #703
1952 162 — 162 #702
1951 142 — 142 #733
1950 137 — 137 #734
1949 170 — 170 #637
1948 132 — 132 #734
1947 153 — 153 #678
1946 120 — 120 #744
1945 104 — 104 #731
1944 135 — 135 #630
1943 133 — 133 #657
1942 112 — 112 #705
1941 139 — 139 #598
1940 134 — 134 #603
1939 142 — 142 #567
1938 146 — 146 #565
1937 125 — 125 #603
1936 154 — 154 #523
1935 150 — 150 #525
1934 169 — 169 #494
1933 167 — 167 #491
1932 159 — 159 #521
1931 162 — 162 #510
1930 213 — 213 #461
1929 191 — 191 #487
1928 214 — 214 #469
1927 229 — 229 #462
1926 225 — 225 #451
1925 195 — 195 #504
1924 183 — 183 #534
1923 204 — 204 #484
1922 200 — 200 #487
1921 206 — 206 #481
1920 225 — 225 #448
1919 183 — 183 #498
1918 233 — 233 #435
1917 196 — 196 #463
1916 219 — 219 #424
1915 224 — 224 #402
1914 153 — 153 #441
1913 130 — 130 #434
1912 130 — 130 #407
1911 98 — 98 #406
1910 97 — 97 #400
1909 96 — 96 #378
1908 83 — 83 #403
1907 87 — 87 #379
1906 81 — 81 #382
1905 98 — 98 #345
1904 86 — 86 #351
1903 83 — 83 #348
1902 82 — 82 #352
1901 74 — 74 #353
1900 93 — 93 #346
1899 60 — 60 #376
1898 95 — 95 #322
1897 78 — 78 #333
1896 76 — 76 #334
1895 73 — 73 #335
1894 65 — 65 #344
1893 55 — 55 #365
1892 56 — 56 #354
1891 45 — 45 #373
1890 63 — 63 #319
1889 59 — 59 #320
1888 41 — 41 #376
1887 32 — 32 #382
1886 24 — 24 #443
1885 32 — 32 #359
1884 22 — 22 #428
1883 25 — 25 #372
1882 15 — 15 #478
1881 21 — 21 #369
1880 18 — 18 #397