Leitha

LEE-thuh /ˈliːθə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Leitha is a rare variant of Letha that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Leitha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Leitha was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (22 births).

About the name Leitha

PronunciationLEE-thuh /ˈliːθə/
22peak births 1916
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Leitha

How popular is Leitha?

Girls named Leitha
188019001920194019601977
Girls named Leitha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Leitha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19778—#7,253
19737—#7,078
19729—#5,713
19705—#8,710
196911—#4,597
19689—#4,973
19679—#4,811
196612—#3,847
19658—#5,084
19649—#4,808
19638—#5,097
196217—#3,098
19619—#4,723
196012—#3,817
195910—#4,168
19588—#4,722
195712—#3,587
19567—#5,079
195411—#3,601
19536—#5,388
195211—#3,472
195110—#3,618
195013—#2,978
194916—#2,579
194812—#3,064
194712—#3,158
19456—#4,302
19447—#3,905
19436—#4,455
194210—#3,103
19416—#4,207
194010—#2,866
19396—#4,037
19386—#4,106
19378—#3,309
19365—#4,562
19355—#4,581
193410—#2,842
193311—#2,616
19327—#3,765
193110—#2,892
193010—#2,960
19297—#3,882
19287—#3,992
192714—#2,488
192613—#2,643
192513—#2,703
192419—#2,095
192316—#2,321
192220—#1,991
192113—#2,710
19209—#3,480
191918—#2,028
191819—#1,999
191722—#1,684
191622—#1,656
191510—#2,808
19149—#2,535
191310—#2,099
191210—#1,914
191010—#1,575
19097—#1,873
190810—#1,397
19079—#1,458
190615—#988
19057—#1,615
19036—#1,699
19025—#1,920
19016—#1,574
19008—#1,510
18966—#1,497
18807—#711