Leotha

girls:

367 births since 1900

#5349 (6th percentile)

boys:

119 births since 1920

#4467 (3rd percentile)

overall:

486 births since 1900

#7253 (6th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Leotha is the #7,253 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 486 recorded births since 1900. This represents the 6.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,349 (6.4% percentile) for all time with 367 births since 1900. For boys, it ranks #4,467 (2.5% percentile) for all time with 119 births since 1920.

Leotha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1900 (1900 for girls and 1920 for boys). Birth data for Leotha is available in 48 out of the 83 years between 1900 and 1982 (41 years for girls and 19 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Leotha has been given predominantly to girls, with 75.5% of all recorded births being female. In 1982, 0.0% of babies named Leotha were girls. Interestingly, until around 1956, the name was more popular for girls (79.0% girls from 1900 to 1955), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (82.1% boys from 1956 to 1982).

For girls, Leotha reached its peak popularity in 1919, achieving the 1.9% percentile (ranked #583) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 1909, with 19 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1964.

For boys, Leotha reached its peak popularity in 1934, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #524) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 1934, with 8 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1982.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Leotha".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
367
Peak Births
16
Peak Year
1919
First Recorded
1900
Peak Percentile
1.9%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#583
Current Rank
Female statistics
Total Births
119
Peak Births
9
Peak Year
1934
First Recorded
1920
Peak Percentile
0.8%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#524
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Leotha

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Leotha. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 45.5% confident that Leotha is pronounced as LEE-oh-thuh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is lee-OH-thuh, at 39.4% confidence, with 3 syllables.

LEE-oh-thuh (3 syllables)
45.5% confidence
L IY1 OW0 TH AH0
lee-OH-thuh (3 syllables)
39.4% confidence
L IY0 OW1 TH AH0
LEE-uh-thuh (3 syllables)
15.2% confidence
L IY1 AH0 TH AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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