Leda
Girl · LEE-da · Greek
Leda is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Leda mean?
Greek: from Greek mythology
In Greek myth Leda, queen of Sparta, was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan and became mother of Helen.
- Say it
- LEE-da
Is Leda a girl's or a boy's name?
Leda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leda in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Leda, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Leda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Leda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
How popular is Leda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Leda, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 61 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Leda than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Leda in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 1966, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4,979 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1966 | 31 | #2,093 |
| 1965 | 32 | #2,064 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,708 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 30 | #2,162 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,788 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,764 |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,855 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,727 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,661 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,732 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,738 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,585 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,453 |
| 1951 | 51 | #1,302 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,678 |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,408 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,575 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,437 |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,393 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,311 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,485 |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,590 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,980 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,538 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,242 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,288 |
| 1937 | 42 | #1,099 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1935 | 42 | #1,073 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,148 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,520 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,258 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,289 |
| 1929 | 43 | #1,119 |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,222 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,139 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1925 | 49 | #1,089 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,206 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,142 |
| 1922 | 50 | #1,078 |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,168 |
| 1920 | 61 | #931 |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,121 |
| 1918 | 48 | #1,041 |
| 1917 | 43 | #1,079 |
| 1916 | 55 | #915 |
| 1915 | 41 | #1,040 |
| 1914 | 36 | #988 |
| 1913 | 32 | #946 |
| 1912 | 29 | #938 |
| 1911 | 18 | #1,031 |
| 1910 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 1909 | 18 | #961 |
| 1908 | 17 | #970 |
| 1907 | 19 | #871 |
| 1906 | 13 | #1,043 |
| 1905 | 19 | #848 |
| 1904 | 41 | #511 |
| 1903 | 19 | #789 |
| 1902 | 21 | #756 |
| 1901 | 25 | #630 |
| 1900 | 22 | #780 |
| 1899 | 21 | #680 |
| 1898 | 13 | #963 |
| 1897 | 21 | #681 |
| 1896 | 19 | #728 |
| 1895 | 24 | #622 |
| 1894 | 29 | #535 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 13 | #750 |
| 1890 | 13 | #758 |
| 1889 | 10 | #839 |
| 1888 | 10 | #837 |
| 1887 | 10 | #733 |
| 1886 | 14 | #606 |
| 1885 | 6 | #921 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 9 | #580 |
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