Given name & surname · also German
Leidy
Leidy is a unisex given name from German.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leidy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 871
- 0 boys · 871 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,834 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,834 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,777 as a first name in 2020; 1,225 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leidy’s family of names
In English usage, Leidy as a surname has a related form in LEIDIG. In English usage, Leidy as a surname has a related form in Swiss German.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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