Leafy

Girl · recorded 1887–1950

  • 1950last recorded
  • 1894best year

Most popular in 1894.

Last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Leafy.

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

0295818871903191919341950

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Leafy, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188734
189037
189138
189228
189352
189458
189547
189743
189835
190142
190323
190418
190521
190815
191119
191214
191316
191411
19159
19167
19176
19216
19224
19235
19295
19503

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Leafy isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1950
5
Rank in 1950
#5,301
How rare
1 in 342,610 girls
Since 1887
197

Leafy was last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1894, at 58 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Leafy doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.