Given name & surname
Leyda
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Leyda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leyda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leyda is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leyda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 395
- 0 boys · 395 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,498 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +78%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,498 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,354 as a first name in 2020; 471 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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