Leatha

Leatha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
LEE-thuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

The origin is uncertain. It has been used as an English-language given name and may sometimes reflect a variant of Letha or be influenced by names like Aletha. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Leatha?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Leatha in 20240

Peak year1900

Total US babies since 18806,023

Leatha was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Leatha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lethaforgetfulness · Greek
  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
  • Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
  • Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown

Leatha questions

What does the name Leatha mean?

Leatha means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. The origin is uncertain. It has been used as an English-language given name and may sometimes reflect a variant of Letha or be influenced by names like Aletha.

Is Leatha a boy or girl name?

Leatha is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leatha?

Leatha was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1900.

How do you pronounce Leatha?

Leatha is usually pronounced LEE-thuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.