Leota: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- lee-OH-tuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Its origin is uncertain; it may be a modern elaboration of Leo names or related to names ending in -ota. The etymology is not firmly established. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Leota?
Babies named Leota in 20246
Peak year1896
Total US babies since 188010,446
Leota is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Leota
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- 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
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Leota questions
What does the name Leota mean?
Leota means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Its origin is uncertain; it may be a modern elaboration of Leo names or related to names ending in -ota. The etymology is not firmly established.
Is Leota a boy or girl name?
Leota is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Leota?
6 US babies were named Leota in 2024. Its peak year was 1896.
How do you pronounce Leota?
Leota is usually pronounced lee-OH-tuh.
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.