girl's name
Leyda
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 395
Leyda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 19 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Leyda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 49 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 82 |
| 2000s | 111 |
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Leyda?
In 2025, Leyda was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Leyda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leyda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leyda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leyda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leyda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leyda
How popular is the name Leyda?
In 2025, Leyda was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leyda a girl's or a boy's name?
Leyda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Leyda?
Leyda has 2 syllables.
When was Leyda most popular?
Leyda peaked in 2007, when 19 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Leyda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leyda currently ranks #11,642 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.