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Leatha

Pronounced L AH0 AE1 TH AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1916
  • 121 years in use
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How popular is Leatha?

Leatha is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 6,023 children — the 1,886th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2000 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1916, when 138 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L AH0 AE1 TH AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Leatha

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Leatha

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Leatha?
Leatha ranks 1,886th among girls' names in US records, with 6,023 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 63.
Is Leatha a unisex name?
No. Leatha is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Leatha most popular?
1916, when 138 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2000.