Is Leita a boy or girl name?

Leita is a girl’s name. Of the 720 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Leita

Recorded 1893–2002 · United States

Leita was most popular in 1916, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,165 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 720 people named Leita.

Leita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leita’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 720 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org