Given name
Leoda
“daughter of the people”
Leoda is used as a given name. One German interpretation is “daughter of the people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “daughter of the people.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leoda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 539
- 0 boys · 539 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 160 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leoda’s family of names
Leoda has a related form in Leota. Leoda has a related form in Leodah. Leoda has a related form in Leotah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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